By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
N/A
2022: 82
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
N/A
2022: 67
Deaths Involving Opioids
N/A
2022: 66
Deaths Involving Heroin
N/A
2022: 4
Deaths Involving Cocaine
N/A
2022: 28
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
N/A
2022: 54
Deaths Involving Psychostimulants
N/A
2022: 21
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
951
2022: 978
Stimulants Dispensed
563
2022: 524
Benzodiazepines Dispensed
487
2022: 492
EMS Data
naloxone-administrations
187
2022: 264
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
496
2022: 524
Opioid-Related Overdoses
165
2022: 193
Child Data
NAS Cases
10
2022: 14
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
197
2022: 167
Medicaid Data
Number of Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
809
2022: 627
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: 101
