By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
N/A
2022: 233
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
N/A
2022: 210
Deaths Involving Opioids
N/A
2022: 192
Deaths Involving Heroin
N/A
2022: 1
Deaths Involving Cocaine
N/A
2022: 79
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
N/A
2022: 176
Deaths Involving Psychostimulants
N/A
2022: 57
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
684
2022: 726
Stimulants Dispensed
430
2022: 441
Benzodiazepines Dispensed
415
2022: 430
EMS Data
naloxone-administrations
1,209
2022: 1,544
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
1,509
2022: 1,460
Opioid-Related Overdoses
615
2022: 652
Child Data
NAS Cases
8
2022: 11
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
589
2022: 484
Medicaid Data
Number of Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
1,471
2022: 1,253
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
0
%
2022: N/A%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
0
%
2022: N/A%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of HIV Cases
N/A
2022: N/A
Incidence of Hep C Cases
N/A
2022: 230
