By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
N/A
2022: 52
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
N/A
2022: 45
Deaths Involving Opioids
N/A
2022: 38
Deaths Involving Heroin
N/A
2022: N/A
Deaths Involving Cocaine
N/A
2022: 6
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
N/A
2022: 31
Deaths Involving Psychostimulants
N/A
2022: 26
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
782
2022: 720
Stimulants Dispensed
577
2022: 563
Benzodiazepines Dispensed
502
2022: 476
EMS Data
naloxone-administrations
305
2022: 463
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
432
2022: 445
Opioid-Related Overdoses
125
2022: 157
Child Data
NAS Cases
8
2022: 6
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
231
2022: 203
Medicaid Data
Number of Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
589
2022: 474
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: 54
