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
137
2020: 99
2021 Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
110
2020: 82
2021 Deaths Involving Opioids
98
2020: 73
2021 Deaths Involving Heroin
9
2020: 8
2021 Deaths Involving Cocaine
47
2020: 30
2021 Deaths Involving Fentanyl
82
2020: 61
2021 Deaths Involving Psychostimulants
36
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
618
2020: 644
2021 Stimulants Dispensed
413
2020: 392
2021 Benzodiazepines Dispensed
390
2020: 402
EMS Data
2021 naloxone-administrations
495
2020: 506
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
1,034
2020: 962
2021 Opioid-Related Overdoses
279
2020: 274
Child Data
2021 NAS Cases
N/A
2020: N/A
State-Funded Treatment Data
2021 Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
232
2020: 188
Medicaid Data
2021 Number of Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
631
2020: 431
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
116
2020: 112
2021 Incidence of Hep C Cases
837
2020: 994
