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
2016 Total Drug Overdose Deaths
876
2015: 789
2016 Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
684
2015: 641
2016 Deaths Involving Opioids
616
2015: 565
2016 Deaths Involving Heroin
108
2015: 95
2016 Deaths Involving Cocaine
139
2015: 117
2016 Deaths Involving Fentanyl
190
2015: 130
2016 Deaths Involving Psychostimulants
N/A
2015: N/A
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:
2016 Opioid Prescriptions Dispensed
N/A
2015: N/A
2016 Stimulants Dispensed
N/A
2015: N/A
2016 Benzodiazepines Dispensed
N/A
2015: N/A
EMS Data
2016 naloxone-administrations
N/A
2015: N/A
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:
2016 Drug-Related Overdoses
N/A
2015: N/A
2016 Opioid-Related Overdoses
N/A
2015: N/A
Child Data
2016 NAS Cases
N/A
2015: N/A
State-Funded Treatment Data
2016 Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
6,123
2015: N/A
Medicaid Data
2016 Number of Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
N/A
2015: N/A
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
2016 Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
9.5
%
2015: 9%
2016 Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
8.5
%
2015: 8%
Infectious Disease Data
2016 Incidence of HIV Cases
790
2015: 715
2016 Incidence of Hep C Cases
5,830
2015: 4,311
