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
2022 Total Drug Overdose Deaths
41
2021: 36
2022 Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
33
2021: 34
2022 Deaths Involving Opioids
35
2021: 30
2022 Deaths Involving Heroin
1
2021: 3
2022 Deaths Involving Cocaine
13
2021: 7
2022 Deaths Involving Fentanyl
25
2021: 23
2022 Deaths Involving Psychostimulants
16
2021: 18
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:
2022 Opioid Prescriptions Dispensed
650
2021: 706
2022 Stimulants Dispensed
514
2021: 516
2022 Benzodiazepines Dispensed
365
2021: 393
EMS Data
2022 naloxone-administrations
182
2021: 198
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:
2022 Drug-Related Overdoses
509
2021: 548
2022 Opioid-Related Overdoses
157
2021: 184
Child Data
2022 NAS Cases
6
2021: N/A
State-Funded Treatment Data
2022 Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
150
2021: 162
Medicaid Data
2022 Number of Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
300
2021: 304
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
2022 Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
0
%
2021: N/A%
2022 Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
0
%
2021: N/A%
Infectious Disease Data
2022 Incidence of HIV Cases
N/A
2021: 20
2022 Incidence of Hep C Cases
56
2021: 147
