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
2023 Total Drug Overdose Deaths
111
2022: 132
2023 Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
87
2022: 110
2023 Deaths Involving Opioids
74
2022: 104
2023 Deaths Involving Heroin
1
2022: 2
2023 Deaths Involving Cocaine
49
2022: 53
2023 Deaths Involving Fentanyl
73
2022: 88
2023 Deaths Involving Psychostimulants
26
2022: 40
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:
2023 Opioid Prescriptions Dispensed
566
2022: 584
2023 Stimulants Dispensed
426
2022: 428
2023 Benzodiazepines Dispensed
341
2022: 368
EMS Data
2023 naloxone-administrations
542
2022: 684
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:
2023 Drug-Related Overdoses
1,105
2022: 1,119
2023 Opioid-Related Overdoses
322
2022: 370
Child Data
2023 NAS Cases
N/A
2022: 3
State-Funded Treatment Data
2023 Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
276
2022: 214
Medicaid Data
2023 Number of Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
1,171
2022: 968
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
2023 Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
0
%
2022: N/A%
2023 Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
0
%
2022: N/A%
Infectious Disease Data
2023 Incidence of HIV Cases
N/A
2022: N/A
2023 Incidence of Hep C Cases
N/A
2022: 531
