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
2020 Total Drug Overdose Deaths
1,734
2019: 1,131
2020 Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
1,463
2019: 923
2020 Deaths Involving Opioids
1,400
2019: 876
2020 Deaths Involving Heroin
244
2019: 196
2020 Deaths Involving Cocaine
352
2019: 230
2020 Deaths Involving Fentanyl
1,100
2019: 537
2020 Deaths Involving Psychostimulants
551
2019: 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:
2020 Opioid Prescriptions Dispensed
711
2019: 750
2020 Stimulants Dispensed
407
2019: 408
2020 Benzodiazepines Dispensed
437
2019: 442
EMS Data
2020 naloxone-administrations
9,455
2019: 6,989
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:
2020 Drug-Related Overdoses
15,636
2019: 13,894
2020 Opioid-Related Overdoses
5,784
2019: 4,179
Child Data
2020 NAS Cases
N/A
2019: N/A
State-Funded Treatment Data
2020 Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
6,462
2019: 9,713
Medicaid Data
2020 Number of Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
9,981
2019: 10,232
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
2020 Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
12.0
%
2019: 12%
2020 Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
9.0
%
2019: 10%
Infectious Disease Data
2020 Incidence of HIV Cases
731
2019: 839
2020 Incidence of Hep C Cases
6,607
2019: 6,908
