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
12
2018: 25
2019 Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
9
2018: 23
2019 Deaths Involving Opioids
9
2018: 19
2019 Deaths Involving Heroin
1
2018: N/A
2019 Deaths Involving Cocaine
5
2018: 4
2019 Deaths Involving Fentanyl
8
2018: 15
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
896
2018: N/A
2019 Stimulants Dispensed
425
2018: N/A
2019 Benzodiazepines Dispensed
486
2018: N/A
EMS Data
2019 naloxone-administrations
95
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
251
2018: N/A
2019 Opioid-Related Overdoses
86
2018: N/A
Child Data
2019 NAS Cases
N/A
2018: N/A
State-Funded Treatment Data
2019 Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
104
2018: N/A
Medicaid Data
2019 Number of Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
136
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
15
2018: N/A
2019 Incidence of Hep C Cases
129
2018: 110
