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
113
2019: 75
2020 Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
96
2019: 56
2020 Deaths Involving Opioids
91
2019: 55
2020 Deaths Involving Heroin
32
2019: 20
2020 Deaths Involving Cocaine
9
2019: 14
2020 Deaths Involving Fentanyl
61
2019: 26
2020 Deaths Involving Psychostimulants
43
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
834
2019: 930
2020 Stimulants Dispensed
351
2019: 364
2020 Benzodiazepines Dispensed
521
2019: 573
EMS Data
2020 naloxone-administrations
523
2019: 472
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
1,026
2019: 953
2020 Opioid-Related Overdoses
384
2019: 271
Child Data
2020 NAS Cases
N/A
2019: N/A
State-Funded Treatment Data
2020 Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
452
2019: 592
Medicaid Data
2020 Number of Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
658
2019: 797
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
2020 Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
0
%
2019: N/A%
2020 Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
0
%
2019: N/A%
Infectious Disease Data
2020 Incidence of HIV Cases
34
2019: 29
2020 Incidence of Hep C Cases
353
2019: 378
