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
197
2019: 153
2020 Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
181
2019: 138
2020 Deaths Involving Opioids
170
2019: 131
2020 Deaths Involving Heroin
10
2019: 6
2020 Deaths Involving Cocaine
70
2019: 42
2020 Deaths Involving Fentanyl
130
2019: 91
2020 Deaths Involving Psychostimulants
79
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
808
2019: 845
2020 Stimulants Dispensed
421
2019: 409
2020 Benzodiazepines Dispensed
473
2019: 465
EMS Data
2020 naloxone-administrations
1,087
2019: 924
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
1,373
2019: 1,292
2020 Opioid-Related Overdoses
680
2019: 657
Child Data
2020 NAS Cases
N/A
2019: N/A
State-Funded Treatment Data
2020 Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
649
2019: 754
Medicaid Data
2020 Number of Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
1,161
2019: 1,151
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
47
2019: 69
2020 Incidence of Hep C Cases
594
2019: 650
