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