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
270
2020: 181
2021 Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
230
2020: 145
2021 Deaths Involving Opioids
213
2020: 144
2021 Deaths Involving Heroin
16
2020: 28
2021 Deaths Involving Cocaine
47
2020: 39
2021 Deaths Involving Fentanyl
194
2020: 114
2021 Deaths Involving Psychostimulants
135
2020: 60
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
685
2020: 715
2021 Stimulants Dispensed
537
2020: 507
2021 Benzodiazepines Dispensed
471
2020: 497
EMS Data
2021 naloxone-administrations
1,142
2020: 1,044
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
1,669
2020: 1,594
2021 Opioid-Related Overdoses
578
2020: 538
Child Data
2021 NAS Cases
N/A
2020: N/A
State-Funded Treatment Data
2021 Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
552
2020: 595
Medicaid Data
2021 Number of Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
1,088
2020: 805
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
60
2020: 70
2021 Incidence of Hep C Cases
832
2020: 888
