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
111
2022: 109
2023 Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
107
2022: 103
2023 Deaths Involving Opioids
99
2022: 96
2023 Deaths Involving Heroin
N/A
2022: 1
2023 Deaths Involving Cocaine
14
2022: 10
2023 Deaths Involving Fentanyl
95
2022: 88
2023 Deaths Involving Psychostimulants
35
2022: 36
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
421
2022: 438
2023 Stimulants Dispensed
443
2022: 431
2023 Benzodiazepines Dispensed
286
2022: 298
EMS Data
2023 naloxone-administrations
795
2022: 903
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
732
2022: 544
2023 Opioid-Related Overdoses
249
2022: 189
Child Data
2023 NAS Cases
11
2022: 9
State-Funded Treatment Data
2023 Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
322
2022: 412
Medicaid Data
2023 Number of Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
660
2022: 586
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: 116