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
132
2021: 137
2022 Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
110
2021: 110
2022 Deaths Involving Opioids
104
2021: 98
2022 Deaths Involving Heroin
2
2021: 9
2022 Deaths Involving Cocaine
53
2021: 47
2022 Deaths Involving Fentanyl
88
2021: 82
2022 Deaths Involving Psychostimulants
40
2021: 36
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
584
2021: 618
2022 Stimulants Dispensed
428
2021: 413
2022 Benzodiazepines Dispensed
368
2021: 390
EMS Data
2022 naloxone-administrations
684
2021: 495
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
1,119
2021: 1,034
2022 Opioid-Related Overdoses
370
2021: 279
Child Data
2022 NAS Cases
3
2021: N/A
State-Funded Treatment Data
2022 Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
214
2021: 232
Medicaid Data
2022 Number of Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
968
2021: 631
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: 116
2022 Incidence of Hep C Cases
531
2021: 837
