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
52
2021: 55
2022 Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
45
2021: 46
2022 Deaths Involving Opioids
38
2021: 41
2022 Deaths Involving Heroin
N/A
2021: 1
2022 Deaths Involving Cocaine
6
2021: 5
2022 Deaths Involving Fentanyl
31
2021: 31
2022 Deaths Involving Psychostimulants
26
2021: 23
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
720
2021: 776
2022 Stimulants Dispensed
563
2021: 519
2022 Benzodiazepines Dispensed
476
2021: 511
EMS Data
2022 naloxone-administrations
463
2021: 333
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
445
2021: 540
2022 Opioid-Related Overdoses
157
2021: 179
Child Data
2022 NAS Cases
6
2021: N/A
State-Funded Treatment Data
2022 Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
203
2021: 200
Medicaid Data
2022 Number of Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
474
2021: 420
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
54
2021: 193
