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
2021 Total Drug Overdose Deaths
153
2020: 113
2021 Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
131
2020: 96
2021 Deaths Involving Opioids
129
2020: 91
2021 Deaths Involving Heroin
25
2020: 32
2021 Deaths Involving Cocaine
21
2020: 9
2021 Deaths Involving Fentanyl
105
2020: 61
2021 Deaths Involving Psychostimulants
62
2020: 43
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:
2021 Opioid Prescriptions Dispensed
804
2020: 834
2021 Stimulants Dispensed
369
2020: 351
2021 Benzodiazepines Dispensed
490
2020: 521
EMS Data
2021 naloxone-administrations
827
2020: 523
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:
2021 Drug-Related Overdoses
1,229
2020: 1,026
2021 Opioid-Related Overdoses
482
2020: 384
Child Data
2021 NAS Cases
N/A
2020: N/A
State-Funded Treatment Data
2021 Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
461
2020: 452
Medicaid Data
2021 Number of Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
935
2020: 658
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
2021 Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
0
%
2020: N/A%
2021 Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
0
%
2020: N/A%
Infectious Disease Data
2021 Incidence of HIV Cases
38
2020: 34
2021 Incidence of Hep C Cases
443
2020: 353
