By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Special Statistical Reports
South Carolina Drug Overdose Deaths 2023
South Carolina Drug Overdose Deaths 2022
Drug Overdose Deaths Statistical Report
2019 South Carolina Overdose Mortality Data Executive Summary
Highlights from 2019 South Carolina Opioid Data Update
2021 OERT Statewide Fact Sheet
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
2020 Total Drug Overdose Deaths
19
2019: 5
2020 Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
16
2019: 5
2020 Deaths Involving Opioids
16
2019: 5
2020 Deaths Involving Heroin
N/A
2019: N/A
2020 Deaths Involving Cocaine
7
2019: 5
2020 Deaths Involving Fentanyl
12
2019: 3
2020 Deaths Involving Psychostimulants
5
2019: N/A
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:
2020 Opioid Prescriptions Dispensed
1,050
2019: 1,014
2020 Stimulants Dispensed
282
2019: 286
2020 Benzodiazepines Dispensed
334
2019: 309
EMS Data
2020 naloxone-administrations
90
2019: 43
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:
2020 Drug-Related Overdoses
137
2019: 98
2020 Opioid-Related Overdoses
47
2019: 29
Child Data
2020 NAS Cases
N/A
2019: N/A
State-Funded Treatment Data
2020 Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
135
2019: 178
Medicaid Data
2020 Number of Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
177
2019: 166
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
2020 Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
0
%
2019: N/A%
2020 Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
0
%
2019: N/A%
Infectious Disease Data
2020 Incidence of HIV Cases
7
2019: 13
2020 Incidence of Hep C Cases
38
2019: 50
