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
2018 Total Drug Overdose Deaths
1,103
2017: 1,001
2018 Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
863
2017: 782
2018 Deaths Involving Opioids
816
2017: 748
2018 Deaths Involving Heroin
168
2017: 144
2018 Deaths Involving Cocaine
254
2017: 235
2018 Deaths Involving Fentanyl
460
2017: 362
2018 Deaths Involving Psychostimulants
N/A
2017: 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:
2018 Opioid Prescriptions Dispensed
N/A
2017: N/A
2018 Stimulants Dispensed
N/A
2017: N/A
2018 Benzodiazepines Dispensed
N/A
2017: N/A
EMS Data
2018 naloxone-administrations
N/A
2017: 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:
2018 Drug-Related Overdoses
N/A
2017: N/A
2018 Opioid-Related Overdoses
N/A
2017: N/A
Child Data
2018 NAS Cases
N/A
2017: N/A
State-Funded Treatment Data
2018 Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
N/A
2017: N/A
Medicaid Data
2018 Number of Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
N/A
2017: N/A
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
2018 Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
11.1
%
2017: 10%
2018 Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
9.5
%
2017: 9%
Infectious Disease Data
2018 Incidence of HIV Cases
780
2017: 796
2018 Incidence of Hep C Cases
6,448
2017: 6,730
