By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
South carolina County
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
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
1,001
2016: 876
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
782
2016: 684
Deaths Involving Opioids
748
2016: 616
Deaths Involving Heroin
144
2016: 108
Deaths Involving Cocaine
235
2016: 139
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
362
2016: 190
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:
Opioid Prescriptions Dispensed
N/A
2016: N/A
Stimulants Dispensed
N/A
2016: N/A
Benzodiazepines Dispensed
N/A
2016: N/A
EMS Data
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:
Drug-Related Overdoses
N/A
2016: N/A
Opioid-Related Overdoses
N/A
2016: N/A
Child Data
NAS Cases
N/A
2016: N/A
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
N/A
2016: 6,123
Medicaid Data
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
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
10.4
%
2016: 10%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
8.9
%
2016: 9%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of HIV Cases
796
2016: 790
Incidence of Hep C Cases
6,730
2016: 5,830
