By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
N/A
2022: 125
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
N/A
2022: 115
Deaths Involving Opioids
N/A
2022: 106
Deaths Involving Heroin
N/A
2022: 2
Deaths Involving Cocaine
N/A
2022: 23
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
N/A
2022: 93
Deaths Involving Psychostimulants
N/A
2022: 56
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
723
2022: 725
Stimulants Dispensed
567
2022: 542
Benzodiazepines Dispensed
552
2022: 552
EMS Data
naloxone-administrations
469
2022: 591
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
1,122
2022: 1,100
Opioid-Related Overdoses
428
2022: 449
Child Data
NAS Cases
4
2022: 3
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
230
2022: 215
Medicaid Data
Number of Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
1,090
2022: 910
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: 97
