By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
N/A
2022: 13
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
N/A
2022: 12
Deaths Involving Opioids
N/A
2022: 11
Deaths Involving Heroin
N/A
2022: N/A
Deaths Involving Cocaine
N/A
2022: 2
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
N/A
2022: 8
Deaths Involving Psychostimulants
N/A
2022: 4
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
669
2022: 724
Stimulants Dispensed
339
2022: 302
Benzodiazepines Dispensed
354
2022: 375
EMS Data
naloxone-administrations
45
2022: 62
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
105
2022: 122
Opioid-Related Overdoses
37
2022: 28
Child Data
NAS Cases
N/A
2022: N/A
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
31
2022: 53
Medicaid Data
Number of Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
129
2022: 125
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: 18
