By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
N/A
2022: 287
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
N/A
2022: 246
Deaths Involving Opioids
N/A
2022: 231
Deaths Involving Heroin
N/A
2022: 6
Deaths Involving Cocaine
N/A
2022: 63
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
N/A
2022: 216
Deaths Involving Psychostimulants
N/A
2022: 130
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
637
2022: 652
Stimulants Dispensed
572
2022: 559
Benzodiazepines Dispensed
426
2022: 446
EMS Data
naloxone-administrations
1,269
2022: 1,601
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
1,594
2022: 1,628
Opioid-Related Overdoses
489
2022: 548
Child Data
NAS Cases
6
2022: 4
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
529
2022: 506
Medicaid Data
Number of Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
1,663
2022: 1,428
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
0
%
2022: N/A%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
0
%
2022: N/A%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of HIV Cases
N/A
2022: N/A
Incidence of Hep C Cases
N/A
2022: 279
