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
2022 Total Drug Overdose Deaths
2,296
2021: 2,168
2022 Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
1,982
2021: 1,853
2022 Deaths Involving Opioids
1,864
2021: 1,733
2022 Deaths Involving Heroin
54
2021: 136
2022 Deaths Involving Cocaine
562
2021: 446
2022 Deaths Involving Fentanyl
1,660
2021: 1,494
2022 Deaths Involving Psychostimulants
794
2021: 778
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:
2022 Opioid Prescriptions Dispensed
649
2021: 685
2022 Stimulants Dispensed
443
2021: 429
2022 Benzodiazepines Dispensed
399
2021: 420
EMS Data
2022 naloxone-administrations
14,105
2021: 10,804
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:
2022 Drug-Related Overdoses
16,430
2021: 16,917
2022 Opioid-Related Overdoses
6,053
2021: 6,226
Child Data
2022 NAS Cases
6
2021: N/A
State-Funded Treatment Data
2022 Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
5,563
2021: 6,248
Medicaid Data
2022 Number of Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
15,125
2021: 13,187
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
2022 Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
13.2
%
2021: 12%
2022 Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
10.2
%
2021: 9%
Infectious Disease Data
2022 Incidence of HIV Cases
N/A
2021: 731
2022 Incidence of Hep C Cases
2,779
2021: 6,399
