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
193
2021: 153
2022 Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
166
2021: 131
2022 Deaths Involving Opioids
154
2021: 129
2022 Deaths Involving Heroin
10
2021: 25
2022 Deaths Involving Cocaine
34
2021: 21
2022 Deaths Involving Fentanyl
144
2021: 105
2022 Deaths Involving Psychostimulants
77
2021: 62
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
774
2021: 804
2022 Stimulants Dispensed
379
2021: 369
2022 Benzodiazepines Dispensed
455
2021: 490
EMS Data
2022 naloxone-administrations
1,132
2021: 827
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
1,274
2021: 1,229
2022 Opioid-Related Overdoses
497
2021: 482
Child Data
2022 NAS Cases
4
2021: N/A
State-Funded Treatment Data
2022 Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
451
2021: 461
Medicaid Data
2022 Number of Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
1,147
2021: 935
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
2022 Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
0
%
2021: N/A%
2022 Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
0
%
2021: N/A%
Infectious Disease Data
2022 Incidence of HIV Cases
N/A
2021: 38
2022 Incidence of Hep C Cases
162
2021: 443
