By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
N/A
2022: 13
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
N/A
2022: 12
Deaths Involving Opioids
N/A
2022: 12
Deaths Involving Heroin
N/A
2022: N/A
Deaths Involving Cocaine
N/A
2022: 1
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
N/A
2022: 10
Deaths Involving Psychostimulants
N/A
2022: 3
Prescription Data
Opioid Prescriptions
Number of Prescriptions Dispensed
Prescription Dashboards
The dashboards will be updated quarterly to provide real-time data. For more information click on the links below:
Opioid Prescriptions Dispensed
695
2022: 741
Stimulants Dispensed
285
2022: 284
Benzodiazepines Dispensed
382
2022: 397
EMS Data
naloxone-administrations
65
2022: 46
Hospital Data
Drug Overdose Hospitalizations
Overdose Biosurveillance Dashboard
This dashboard will be updated monthly to provide real-time data. For more information, click on the link below:
Drug-Related Overdoses
112
2022: 80
Opioid-Related Overdoses
32
2022: 25
Child Data
NAS Cases
15
2022: 29
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
77
2022: 83
Medicaid Data
Number of Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
216
2022: 190
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
0
%
2022: N/A%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
0
%
2022: N/A%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of HIV Cases
N/A
2022: N/A
Incidence of Hep C Cases
N/A
2022: 20
