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
2021 Total Drug Overdose Deaths
115
2020: 78
2021 Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
107
2020: 67
2021 Deaths Involving Opioids
97
2020: 61
2021 Deaths Involving Heroin
3
2020: 5
2021 Deaths Involving Cocaine
13
2020: 9
2021 Deaths Involving Fentanyl
89
2020: 47
2021 Deaths Involving Psychostimulants
28
2020: 19
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:
2021 Opioid Prescriptions Dispensed
467
2020: 495
2021 Stimulants Dispensed
406
2020: 376
2021 Benzodiazepines Dispensed
313
2020: 329
EMS Data
2021 naloxone-administrations
549
2020: 501
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:
2021 Drug-Related Overdoses
565
2020: 588
2021 Opioid-Related Overdoses
188
2020: 205
Child Data
2021 NAS Cases
N/A
2020: N/A
State-Funded Treatment Data
2021 Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
446
2020: 415
Medicaid Data
2021 Number of Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
555
2020: 433
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
2021 Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
0
%
2020: N/A%
2021 Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
0
%
2020: N/A%
Infectious Disease Data
2021 Incidence of HIV Cases
26
2020: 40
2021 Incidence of Hep C Cases
293
2020: 295
