By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
N/A
2022: 26
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
N/A
2022: 22
Deaths Involving Opioids
N/A
2022: 22
Deaths Involving Heroin
N/A
2022: 1
Deaths Involving Cocaine
N/A
2022: 9
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
N/A
2022: 19
Deaths Involving Psychostimulants
N/A
2022: 3
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
579
2022: 614
Stimulants Dispensed
220
2022: 207
Benzodiazepines Dispensed
289
2022: 301
EMS Data
naloxone-administrations
102
2022: 191
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
96
2022: 97
Opioid-Related Overdoses
34
2022: 39
Child Data
NAS Cases
N/A
2022: N/A
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
23
2022: 15
Medicaid Data
Number of Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
55
2022: 45
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: 13
