By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
N/A
2022: 25
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
N/A
2022: 23
Deaths Involving Opioids
N/A
2022: 21
Deaths Involving Heroin
N/A
2022: N/A
Deaths Involving Cocaine
N/A
2022: 5
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
N/A
2022: 21
Deaths Involving Psychostimulants
N/A
2022: 6
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
563
2022: 621
Stimulants Dispensed
363
2022: 374
Benzodiazepines Dispensed
368
2022: 408
EMS Data
naloxone-administrations
82
2022: 160
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
209
2022: 284
Opioid-Related Overdoses
57
2022: 87
Child Data
NAS Cases
8
2022: 7
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
98
2022: 79
Medicaid Data
Number of Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
323
2022: 263
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: 25
