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
2,168
2020: 1,734
2021 Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
1,853
2020: 1,463
2021 Deaths Involving Opioids
1,733
2020: 1,400
2021 Deaths Involving Heroin
136
2020: 244
2021 Deaths Involving Cocaine
446
2020: 352
2021 Deaths Involving Fentanyl
1,494
2020: 1,100
2021 Deaths Involving Psychostimulants
778
2020: 551
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
685
2020: 711
2021 Stimulants Dispensed
429
2020: 407
2021 Benzodiazepines Dispensed
420
2020: 437
EMS Data
2021 naloxone-administrations
10,804
2020: 9,455
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
16,917
2020: 15,636
2021 Opioid-Related Overdoses
6,226
2020: 5,784
Child Data
2021 NAS Cases
N/A
2020: N/A
State-Funded Treatment Data
2021 Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
6,248
2020: 6,462
Medicaid Data
2021 Number of Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
13,187
2020: 9,981
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
2021 Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
11.8
%
2020: 12%
2021 Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
9.4
%
2020: 9%
Infectious Disease Data
2021 Incidence of HIV Cases
731
2020: 731
2021 Incidence of Hep C Cases
6,399
2020: 6,607
