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
2021 Total Drug Overdose Deaths
38
2020: 28
2021 Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
34
2020: 24
2021 Deaths Involving Opioids
32
2020: 26
2021 Deaths Involving Heroin
5
2020: 6
2021 Deaths Involving Cocaine
6
2020: 9
2021 Deaths Involving Fentanyl
26
2020: 20
2021 Deaths Involving Psychostimulants
10
2020: 6
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:
2021 Opioid Prescriptions Dispensed
727
2020: 773
2021 Stimulants Dispensed
343
2020: 346
2021 Benzodiazepines Dispensed
375
2020: 379
EMS Data
2021 naloxone-administrations
236
2020: 199
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:
2021 Drug-Related Overdoses
238
2020: 253
2021 Opioid-Related Overdoses
98
2020: 121
Child Data
2021 NAS Cases
N/A
2020: N/A
State-Funded Treatment Data
2021 Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
180
2020: 159
Medicaid Data
2021 Number of Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
231
2020: 200
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
2021 Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
0
%
2020: N/A%
2021 Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
0
%
2020: N/A%
Infectious Disease Data
2021 Incidence of HIV Cases
8
2020: 10
2021 Incidence of Hep C Cases
88
2020: 67
