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
2023 Total Drug Overdose Deaths
22
2022: 37
2023 Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
20
2022: 31
2023 Deaths Involving Opioids
20
2022: 30
2023 Deaths Involving Heroin
N/A
2022: N/A
2023 Deaths Involving Cocaine
5
2022: 5
2023 Deaths Involving Fentanyl
20
2022: 27
2023 Deaths Involving Psychostimulants
13
2022: 15
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:
2023 Opioid Prescriptions Dispensed
749
2022: 754
2023 Stimulants Dispensed
497
2022: 476
2023 Benzodiazepines Dispensed
420
2022: 424
EMS Data
2023 naloxone-administrations
178
2022: 174
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:
2023 Drug-Related Overdoses
249
2022: 294
2023 Opioid-Related Overdoses
110
2022: 135
Child Data
2023 NAS Cases
11
2022: 7
State-Funded Treatment Data
2023 Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
95
2022: 100
Medicaid Data
2023 Number of Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
348
2022: 312
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
2023 Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
0
%
2022: N/A%
2023 Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
0
%
2022: N/A%
Infectious Disease Data
2023 Incidence of HIV Cases
N/A
2022: N/A
2023 Incidence of Hep C Cases
N/A
2022: 63
