By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
N/A
2022: 41
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
N/A
2022: 33
Deaths Involving Opioids
N/A
2022: 35
Deaths Involving Heroin
N/A
2022: 1
Deaths Involving Cocaine
N/A
2022: 13
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
N/A
2022: 25
Deaths Involving Psychostimulants
N/A
2022: 16
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
609
2022: 650
Stimulants Dispensed
482
2022: 514
Benzodiazepines Dispensed
346
2022: 365
EMS Data
naloxone-administrations
134
2022: 182
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
506
2022: 509
Opioid-Related Overdoses
157
2022: 157
Child Data
NAS Cases
6
2022: 6
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
167
2022: 150
Medicaid Data
Number of Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
386
2022: 300
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: 56
