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
2022 Total Drug Overdose Deaths
233
2021: 272
2022 Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
210
2021: 248
2022 Deaths Involving Opioids
192
2021: 212
2022 Deaths Involving Heroin
1
2021: 3
2022 Deaths Involving Cocaine
79
2021: 93
2022 Deaths Involving Fentanyl
176
2021: 188
2022 Deaths Involving Psychostimulants
57
2021: 83
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:
2022 Opioid Prescriptions Dispensed
726
2021: 777
2022 Stimulants Dispensed
441
2021: 437
2022 Benzodiazepines Dispensed
430
2021: 459
EMS Data
2022 naloxone-administrations
1,544
2021: 1,375
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:
2022 Drug-Related Overdoses
1,460
2021: 1,686
2022 Opioid-Related Overdoses
652
2021: 812
Child Data
2022 NAS Cases
11
2021: N/A
State-Funded Treatment Data
2022 Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
484
2021: 687
Medicaid Data
2022 Number of Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
1,253
2021: 1,229
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
2022 Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
0
%
2021: N/A%
2022 Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
0
%
2021: N/A%
Infectious Disease Data
2022 Incidence of HIV Cases
N/A
2021: 55
2022 Incidence of Hep C Cases
230
2021: 529
