By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
N/A
2022: 37
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
N/A
2022: 26
Deaths Involving Opioids
N/A
2022: 24
Deaths Involving Heroin
N/A
2022: 1
Deaths Involving Cocaine
N/A
2022: 14
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
N/A
2022: 18
Deaths Involving Psychostimulants
N/A
2022: 13
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
589
2022: 602
Stimulants Dispensed
321
2022: 334
Benzodiazepines Dispensed
331
2022: 338
EMS Data
naloxone-administrations
137
2022: 183
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
173
2022: 212
Opioid-Related Overdoses
63
2022: 89
Child Data
NAS Cases
N/A
2022: N/A
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
62
2022: 48
Medicaid Data
Number of Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
236
2022: 188
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: 27
