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
2022 Total Drug Overdose Deaths
109
2021: 115
2022 Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
103
2021: 107
2022 Deaths Involving Opioids
96
2021: 97
2022 Deaths Involving Heroin
1
2021: 3
2022 Deaths Involving Cocaine
10
2021: 13
2022 Deaths Involving Fentanyl
88
2021: 89
2022 Deaths Involving Psychostimulants
36
2021: 28
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:
2022 Opioid Prescriptions Dispensed
438
2021: 467
2022 Stimulants Dispensed
431
2021: 406
2022 Benzodiazepines Dispensed
298
2021: 313
EMS Data
2022 naloxone-administrations
903
2021: 549
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:
2022 Drug-Related Overdoses
544
2021: 565
2022 Opioid-Related Overdoses
189
2021: 188
Child Data
2022 NAS Cases
9
2021: N/A
State-Funded Treatment Data
2022 Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
412
2021: 446
Medicaid Data
2022 Number of Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
586
2021: 555
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
2022 Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
0
%
2021: N/A%
2022 Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
0
%
2021: N/A%
Infectious Disease Data
2022 Incidence of HIV Cases
N/A
2021: 26
2022 Incidence of Hep C Cases
116
2021: 293
