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
2020 Total Drug Overdose Deaths
37
2019: 12
2020 Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
32
2019: 9
2020 Deaths Involving Opioids
29
2019: 9
2020 Deaths Involving Heroin
N/A
2019: 1
2020 Deaths Involving Cocaine
4
2019: 5
2020 Deaths Involving Fentanyl
26
2019: 8
2020 Deaths Involving Psychostimulants
13
2019: 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:
2020 Opioid Prescriptions Dispensed
833
2019: 896
2020 Stimulants Dispensed
421
2019: 425
2020 Benzodiazepines Dispensed
462
2019: 486
EMS Data
2020 naloxone-administrations
184
2019: 95
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:
2020 Drug-Related Overdoses
316
2019: 251
2020 Opioid-Related Overdoses
168
2019: 86
Child Data
2020 NAS Cases
N/A
2019: N/A
State-Funded Treatment Data
2020 Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
102
2019: 104
Medicaid Data
2020 Number of Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
139
2019: 136
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
2020 Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
0
%
2019: N/A%
2020 Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
0
%
2019: N/A%
Infectious Disease Data
2020 Incidence of HIV Cases
12
2019: 15
2020 Incidence of Hep C Cases
123
2019: 129
