By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
N/A
2022: 109
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
N/A
2022: 103
Deaths Involving Opioids
N/A
2022: 96
Deaths Involving Heroin
N/A
2022: 1
Deaths Involving Cocaine
N/A
2022: 10
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
N/A
2022: 88
Deaths Involving Psychostimulants
N/A
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:
Opioid Prescriptions Dispensed
421
2022: 438
Stimulants Dispensed
443
2022: 431
Benzodiazepines Dispensed
286
2022: 298
EMS Data
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:
Drug-Related Overdoses
732
2022: 544
Opioid-Related Overdoses
249
2022: 189
Child Data
NAS Cases
11
2022: 9
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
322
2022: 412
Medicaid Data
Number of Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
660
2022: 586
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: 116
