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
2022 Total Drug Overdose Deaths
24
2021: 30
2022 Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
20
2021: 22
2022 Deaths Involving Opioids
18
2021: 24
2022 Deaths Involving Heroin
N/A
2021: 5
2022 Deaths Involving Cocaine
3
2021: 1
2022 Deaths Involving Fentanyl
8
2021: 16
2022 Deaths Involving Psychostimulants
11
2021: 11
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:
2022 Opioid Prescriptions Dispensed
843
2021: 864
2022 Stimulants Dispensed
493
2021: 458
2022 Benzodiazepines Dispensed
456
2021: 464
EMS Data
2022 naloxone-administrations
169
2021: 127
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:
2022 Drug-Related Overdoses
278
2021: 261
2022 Opioid-Related Overdoses
92
2021: 66
Child Data
2022 NAS Cases
9
2021: N/A
State-Funded Treatment Data
2022 Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
50
2021: 60
Medicaid Data
2022 Number of Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
347
2021: 266
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
2022 Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
0
%
2021: N/A%
2022 Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
0
%
2021: N/A%
Infectious Disease Data
2022 Incidence of HIV Cases
N/A
2021: 8
2022 Incidence of Hep C Cases
51
2021: 161
