By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Georgetown 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
28
2019: 15
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
24
2019: 15
Deaths Involving Opioids
26
2019: 13
Deaths Involving Heroin
6
2019: N/A
Deaths Involving Cocaine
9
2019: 2
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
20
2019: 7
Deaths Involving Psychostimulants
6
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
773
2019: 830
Stimulants Dispensed
346
2019: 375
Benzodiazepines Dispensed
379
2019: 384
EMS Data
naloxone-administrations
199
2019: 201
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
253
2019: 322
Opioid-Related Overdoses
121
2019: 145
Child Data
NAS Cases
N/A
2019: N/A
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
159
2019: 171
Medicaid Data
Number of Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
200
2019: 211
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
10
2019: 9
Incidence of Hep C Cases
67
2019: 78
