By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Dorchester County
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
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
36
2019: 20
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
36
2019: 13
Deaths Involving Opioids
34
2019: 14
Deaths Involving Heroin
3
2019: 2
Deaths Involving Cocaine
6
2019: 4
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
22
2019: 5
Deaths Involving Psychostimulants
9
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:
Opioid Prescriptions Dispensed
721
2019: 760
Stimulants Dispensed
495
2019: 497
Benzodiazepines Dispensed
409
2019: 403
EMS Data
naloxone-administrations
202
2019: 185
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
572
2019: 447
Opioid-Related Overdoses
204
2019: 132
Child Data
NAS Cases
N/A
2019: N/A
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
157
2019: 147
Medicaid Data
Number of Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
237
2019: 274
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
0
%
2019: N/A%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
0
%
2019: N/A%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of HIV Cases
19
2019: 21
Incidence of Hep C Cases
155
2019: 150
