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
2019 Total Drug Overdose Deaths
140
2018: 172
2019 Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
109
2018: 140
2019 Deaths Involving Opioids
102
2018: 131
2019 Deaths Involving Heroin
23
2018: 28
2019 Deaths Involving Cocaine
28
2018: 40
2019 Deaths Involving Fentanyl
70
2018: 101
2019 Deaths Involving Psychostimulants
N/A
2018: 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:
2019 Opioid Prescriptions Dispensed
790
2018: N/A
2019 Stimulants Dispensed
514
2018: N/A
2019 Benzodiazepines Dispensed
516
2018: N/A
EMS Data
2019 naloxone-administrations
831
2018: N/A
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:
2019 Drug-Related Overdoses
1,539
2018: N/A
2019 Opioid-Related Overdoses
458
2018: N/A
Child Data
2019 NAS Cases
N/A
2018: N/A
State-Funded Treatment Data
2019 Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
1,397
2018: N/A
Medicaid Data
2019 Number of Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
826
2018: N/A
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
2019 Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
0
%
2018: N/A%
2019 Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
0
%
2018: N/A%
Infectious Disease Data
2019 Incidence of HIV Cases
73
2018: 71
2019 Incidence of Hep C Cases
585
2018: 636
