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
2017 Total Drug Overdose Deaths
49
2016: 44
2017 Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
43
2016: 40
2017 Deaths Involving Opioids
36
2016: 33
2017 Deaths Involving Heroin
3
2016: 2
2017 Deaths Involving Cocaine
5
2016: 4
2017 Deaths Involving Fentanyl
14
2016: 14
2017 Deaths Involving Psychostimulants
N/A
2016: 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:
2017 Opioid Prescriptions Dispensed
N/A
2016: N/A
2017 Stimulants Dispensed
N/A
2016: N/A
2017 Benzodiazepines Dispensed
N/A
2016: N/A
EMS Data
2017 naloxone-administrations
N/A
2016: N/A
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:
2017 Drug-Related Overdoses
N/A
2016: N/A
2017 Opioid-Related Overdoses
N/A
2016: N/A
Child Data
2017 NAS Cases
N/A
2016: N/A
State-Funded Treatment Data
2017 Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
N/A
2016: 262
Medicaid Data
2017 Number of Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
N/A
2016: N/A
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
2017 Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
0
%
2016: N/A%
2017 Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
0
%
2016: N/A%
Infectious Disease Data
2017 Incidence of HIV Cases
52
2016: 39
2017 Incidence of Hep C Cases
316
2016: 291
