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
2017 Total Drug Overdose Deaths
1,001
2016: 876
2017 Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
782
2016: 684
2017 Deaths Involving Opioids
748
2016: 616
2017 Deaths Involving Heroin
144
2016: 108
2017 Deaths Involving Cocaine
235
2016: 139
2017 Deaths Involving Fentanyl
362
2016: 190
2017 Deaths Involving Psychostimulants
N/A
2016: 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:
2017 Opioid Prescriptions Dispensed
N/A
2016: N/A
2017 Stimulants Dispensed
N/A
2016: N/A
2017 Benzodiazepines Dispensed
N/A
2016: N/A
EMS Data
2017 naloxone-administrations
N/A
2016: 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:
2017 Drug-Related Overdoses
N/A
2016: N/A
2017 Opioid-Related Overdoses
N/A
2016: N/A
Child Data
2017 NAS Cases
N/A
2016: N/A
State-Funded Treatment Data
2017 Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
N/A
2016: 6,123
Medicaid Data
2017 Number of Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
N/A
2016: N/A
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
2017 Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
10.4
%
2016: 10%
2017 Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
8.9
%
2016: 9%
Infectious Disease Data
2017 Incidence of HIV Cases
796
2016: 790
2017 Incidence of Hep C Cases
6,730
2016: 5,830
