By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
N/A
2022: 51
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
N/A
2022: 49
Deaths Involving Opioids
N/A
2022: 46
Deaths Involving Heroin
N/A
2022: 2
Deaths Involving Cocaine
N/A
2022: 10
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
N/A
2022: 42
Deaths Involving Psychostimulants
N/A
2022: 16
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
513
2022: 526
Stimulants Dispensed
307
2022: 309
Benzodiazepines Dispensed
310
2022: 322
EMS Data
naloxone-administrations
293
2022: 417
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
223
2022: 230
Opioid-Related Overdoses
81
2022: 108
Child Data
NAS Cases
23
2022: 25
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
184
2022: 212
Medicaid Data
Number of Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
385
2022: 280
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: 66
