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
2020 Total Drug Overdose Deaths
47
2019: 35
2020 Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
44
2019: 31
2020 Deaths Involving Opioids
42
2019: 32
2020 Deaths Involving Heroin
12
2019: 14
2020 Deaths Involving Cocaine
10
2019: 5
2020 Deaths Involving Fentanyl
38
2019: 24
2020 Deaths Involving Psychostimulants
5
2019: N/A
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:
2020 Opioid Prescriptions Dispensed
623
2019: 634
2020 Stimulants Dispensed
293
2019: 297
2020 Benzodiazepines Dispensed
367
2019: 364
EMS Data
2020 naloxone-administrations
284
2019: 238
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:
2020 Drug-Related Overdoses
264
2019: 173
2020 Opioid-Related Overdoses
131
2019: 78
Child Data
2020 NAS Cases
N/A
2019: N/A
State-Funded Treatment Data
2020 Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
295
2019: 263
Medicaid Data
2020 Number of Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
206
2019: 224
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
2020 Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
0
%
2019: N/A%
2020 Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
0
%
2019: N/A%
Infectious Disease Data
2020 Incidence of HIV Cases
10
2019: 10
2020 Incidence of Hep C Cases
106
2019: 115
