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
2021 Total Drug Overdose Deaths
55
2020: 40
2021 Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
46
2020: 30
2021 Deaths Involving Opioids
41
2020: 26
2021 Deaths Involving Heroin
1
2020: 6
2021 Deaths Involving Cocaine
5
2020: 2
2021 Deaths Involving Fentanyl
31
2020: 23
2021 Deaths Involving Psychostimulants
23
2020: 22
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:
2021 Opioid Prescriptions Dispensed
776
2020: 800
2021 Stimulants Dispensed
519
2020: 466
2021 Benzodiazepines Dispensed
511
2020: 534
EMS Data
2021 naloxone-administrations
333
2020: 318
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:
2021 Drug-Related Overdoses
540
2020: 480
2021 Opioid-Related Overdoses
179
2020: 164
Child Data
2021 NAS Cases
N/A
2020: N/A
State-Funded Treatment Data
2021 Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
200
2020: 256
Medicaid Data
2021 Number of Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
420
2020: 307
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
2021 Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
0
%
2020: N/A%
2021 Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
0
%
2020: N/A%
Infectious Disease Data
2021 Incidence of HIV Cases
8
2020: 6
2021 Incidence of Hep C Cases
193
2020: 232
