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
2022 Total Drug Overdose Deaths
287
2021: 270
2022 Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
246
2021: 230
2022 Deaths Involving Opioids
231
2021: 213
2022 Deaths Involving Heroin
6
2021: 16
2022 Deaths Involving Cocaine
63
2021: 47
2022 Deaths Involving Fentanyl
216
2021: 194
2022 Deaths Involving Psychostimulants
130
2021: 135
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:
2022 Opioid Prescriptions Dispensed
652
2021: 685
2022 Stimulants Dispensed
559
2021: 537
2022 Benzodiazepines Dispensed
446
2021: 471
EMS Data
2022 naloxone-administrations
1,601
2021: 1,142
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:
2022 Drug-Related Overdoses
1,628
2021: 1,669
2022 Opioid-Related Overdoses
548
2021: 578
Child Data
2022 NAS Cases
4
2021: N/A
State-Funded Treatment Data
2022 Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
506
2021: 552
Medicaid Data
2022 Number of Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
1,428
2021: 1,088
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
2022 Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
0
%
2021: N/A%
2022 Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
0
%
2021: N/A%
Infectious Disease Data
2022 Incidence of HIV Cases
N/A
2021: 60
2022 Incidence of Hep C Cases
279
2021: 832
