By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
N/A
2022: 9
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
N/A
2022: 9
Deaths Involving Opioids
N/A
2022: 8
Deaths Involving Heroin
N/A
2022: 1
Deaths Involving Cocaine
N/A
2022: 1
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
N/A
2022: 8
Deaths Involving Psychostimulants
N/A
2022: 1
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
705
2022: 733
Stimulants Dispensed
348
2022: 334
Benzodiazepines Dispensed
371
2022: 380
EMS Data
naloxone-administrations
92
2022: 80
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
98
2022: 99
Opioid-Related Overdoses
28
2022: 32
Child Data
NAS Cases
N/A
2022: N/A
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
46
2022: 54
Medicaid Data
Number of Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
175
2022: 138
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: 12
