By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
N/A
2022: 40
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
N/A
2022: 39
Deaths Involving Opioids
N/A
2022: 37
Deaths Involving Heroin
N/A
2022: N/A
Deaths Involving Cocaine
N/A
2022: 13
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
N/A
2022: 33
Deaths Involving Psychostimulants
N/A
2022: 10
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:
Opioid Prescriptions Dispensed
562
2022: 576
Stimulants Dispensed
360
2022: 334
Benzodiazepines Dispensed
239
2022: 244
EMS Data
naloxone-administrations
142
2022: 177
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:
Drug-Related Overdoses
295
2022: 264
Opioid-Related Overdoses
93
2022: 88
Child Data
NAS Cases
N/A
2022: N/A
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
89
2022: 94
Medicaid Data
Number of Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
514
2022: 375
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
0
%
2022: N/A%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
0
%
2022: N/A%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of HIV Cases
N/A
2022: N/A
Incidence of Hep C Cases
N/A
2022: 49
