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
2020: 36
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
34
2020: 36
Deaths Involving Opioids
30
2020: 34
Deaths Involving Heroin
3
2020: 3
Deaths Involving Cocaine
7
2020: 6
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
23
2020: 22
Deaths Involving Psychostimulants
18
2020: 9
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
706
2020: 721
Stimulants Dispensed
516
2020: 495
Benzodiazepines Dispensed
393
2020: 409
EMS Data
naloxone-administrations
198
2020: 202
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
548
2020: 572
Opioid-Related Overdoses
184
2020: 204
Child Data
NAS Cases
N/A
2020: N/A
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
162
2020: 157
Medicaid Data
Number of Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
304
2020: 237
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
0
%
2020: N/A%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
0
%
2020: N/A%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of HIV Cases
20
2020: 19
Incidence of Hep C Cases
147
2020: 155
