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
1,131
2018: 1,103
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
923
2018: 863
Deaths Involving Opioids
876
2018: 816
Deaths Involving Heroin
196
2018: 168
Deaths Involving Cocaine
230
2018: 254
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
537
2018: 460
Deaths Involving Psychostimulants
N/A
2018: 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
750
2018: N/A
Stimulants Dispensed
408
2018: N/A
Benzodiazepines Dispensed
442
2018: N/A
EMS Data
naloxone-administrations
6,989
2018: 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
13,894
2018: N/A
Opioid-Related Overdoses
4,179
2018: N/A
Child Data
NAS Cases
N/A
2018: N/A
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
9,713
2018: N/A
Medicaid Data
Number of Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
10,232
2018: N/A
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
11.7
%
2018: 11%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
9.6
%
2018: 10%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of HIV Cases
839
2018: 780
Incidence of Hep C Cases
6,908
2018: 6,448