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
2019 Total Drug Overdose Deaths
1,131
2018: 1,103
2019 Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
923
2018: 863
2019 Deaths Involving Opioids
876
2018: 816
2019 Deaths Involving Heroin
196
2018: 168
2019 Deaths Involving Cocaine
230
2018: 254
2019 Deaths Involving Fentanyl
537
2018: 460
2019 Deaths Involving Psychostimulants
N/A
2018: 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:
2019 Opioid Prescriptions Dispensed
750
2018: N/A
2019 Stimulants Dispensed
408
2018: N/A
2019 Benzodiazepines Dispensed
442
2018: N/A
EMS Data
2019 naloxone-administrations
6,989
2018: 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:
2019 Drug-Related Overdoses
13,894
2018: N/A
2019 Opioid-Related Overdoses
4,179
2018: N/A
Child Data
2019 NAS Cases
N/A
2018: N/A
State-Funded Treatment Data
2019 Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
9,713
2018: N/A
Medicaid Data
2019 Number of Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
10,232
2018: N/A
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
2019 Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
11.7
%
2018: 11%
2019 Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
9.6
%
2018: 10%
Infectious Disease Data
2019 Incidence of HIV Cases
839
2018: 780
2019 Incidence of Hep C Cases
6,908
2018: 6,448
