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
40
2020: 37
2021 Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
37
2020: 32
2021 Deaths Involving Opioids
36
2020: 29
2021 Deaths Involving Heroin
N/A
2020: N/A
2021 Deaths Involving Cocaine
2
2020: 4
2021 Deaths Involving Fentanyl
32
2020: 26
2021 Deaths Involving Psychostimulants
16
2020: 13
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
807
2020: 833
2021 Stimulants Dispensed
447
2020: 421
2021 Benzodiazepines Dispensed
439
2020: 462
EMS Data
2021 naloxone-administrations
161
2020: 184
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
317
2020: 316
2021 Opioid-Related Overdoses
159
2020: 168
Child Data
2021 NAS Cases
N/A
2020: N/A
State-Funded Treatment Data
2021 Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
140
2020: 102
Medicaid Data
2021 Number of Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
241
2020: 139
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
10
2020: 12
2021 Incidence of Hep C Cases
122
2020: 123
