By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
N/A
2022: 32
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
N/A
2022: 28
Deaths Involving Opioids
N/A
2022: 27
Deaths Involving Heroin
N/A
2022: N/A
Deaths Involving Cocaine
N/A
2022: 3
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
N/A
2022: 27
Deaths Involving Psychostimulants
N/A
2022: 23
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
534
2022: 541
Stimulants Dispensed
298
2022: 285
Benzodiazepines Dispensed
331
2022: 337
EMS Data
naloxone-administrations
165
2022: 302
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
249
2022: 280
Opioid-Related Overdoses
84
2022: 93
Child Data
NAS Cases
8
2022: N/A
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
89
2022: 125
Medicaid Data
Number of Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
399
2022: 320
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: 36
