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
272
2020: 197
2021 Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
248
2020: 181
2021 Deaths Involving Opioids
212
2020: 170
2021 Deaths Involving Heroin
3
2020: 10
2021 Deaths Involving Cocaine
93
2020: 70
2021 Deaths Involving Fentanyl
188
2020: 130
2021 Deaths Involving Psychostimulants
83
2020: 79
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
777
2020: 808
2021 Stimulants Dispensed
437
2020: 421
2021 Benzodiazepines Dispensed
459
2020: 473
EMS Data
2021 naloxone-administrations
1,375
2020: 1,087
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
1,686
2020: 1,373
2021 Opioid-Related Overdoses
812
2020: 680
Child Data
2021 NAS Cases
N/A
2020: N/A
State-Funded Treatment Data
2021 Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
687
2020: 649
Medicaid Data
2021 Number of Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
1,229
2020: 1,161
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
55
2020: 47
2021 Incidence of Hep C Cases
529
2020: 594
