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
2023 Total Drug Overdose Deaths
172
2022: 193
2023 Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
148
2022: 166
2023 Deaths Involving Opioids
136
2022: 154
2023 Deaths Involving Heroin
2
2022: 10
2023 Deaths Involving Cocaine
34
2022: 34
2023 Deaths Involving Fentanyl
127
2022: 144
2023 Deaths Involving Psychostimulants
83
2022: 77
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:
2023 Opioid Prescriptions Dispensed
738
2022: 774
2023 Stimulants Dispensed
380
2022: 379
2023 Benzodiazepines Dispensed
418
2022: 455
EMS Data
2023 naloxone-administrations
671
2022: 1,132
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:
2023 Drug-Related Overdoses
1,146
2022: 1,274
2023 Opioid-Related Overdoses
435
2022: 497
Child Data
2023 NAS Cases
4
2022: 4
State-Funded Treatment Data
2023 Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
356
2022: 451
Medicaid Data
2023 Number of Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
1,489
2022: 1,147
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
2023 Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
0
%
2022: N/A%
2023 Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
0
%
2022: N/A%
Infectious Disease Data
2023 Incidence of HIV Cases
N/A
2022: N/A
2023 Incidence of Hep C Cases
N/A
2022: 162
