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
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
105
2017: 103
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
84
2017: 84
Deaths Involving Opioids
85
2017: 77
Deaths Involving Heroin
6
2017: 5
Deaths Involving Cocaine
42
2017: 37
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
50
2017: 36
Deaths Involving Psychostimulants
N/A
2017: 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:
Opioid Prescriptions Dispensed
N/A
2017: N/A
Stimulants Dispensed
N/A
2017: N/A
Benzodiazepines Dispensed
N/A
2017: N/A
EMS Data
naloxone-administrations
N/A
2017: 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:
Drug-Related Overdoses
N/A
2017: N/A
Opioid-Related Overdoses
N/A
2017: N/A
Child Data
NAS Cases
N/A
2017: N/A
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
N/A
2017: N/A
Medicaid Data
Number of Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
N/A
2017: N/A
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
0
%
2017: N/A%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
0
%
2017: N/A%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of HIV Cases
71
2017: 81
Incidence of Hep C Cases
668
2017: 744
