By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
N/A
2022: 17
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
N/A
2022: 13
Deaths Involving Opioids
N/A
2022: 12
Deaths Involving Heroin
N/A
2022: N/A
Deaths Involving Cocaine
N/A
2022: 8
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
N/A
2022: 12
Deaths Involving Psychostimulants
N/A
2022: 5
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
600
2022: 592
Stimulants Dispensed
320
2022: 262
Benzodiazepines Dispensed
268
2022: 271
EMS Data
naloxone-administrations
76
2022: 108
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
99
2022: 111
Opioid-Related Overdoses
38
2022: 46
Child Data
NAS Cases
N/A
2022: N/A
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
28
2022: 21
Medicaid Data
Number of Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
102
2022: 69
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: 33
