07/09/2026
For a second consecutive year, South Carolina saw a decrease in the number of overdose deaths in the state, outlined in the South Carolina Department of Public Health’s (DPH) newly released 2024 Drug Overdose Deaths Report.
Each year, DPH’s Drug Overdose Deaths Report provides data and information about the fatal drug overdose deaths that occur in the state. In 2024, the most recent year for which complete data is available, there were 1,481 drug overdose deaths in South Carolina, a 31.3% decrease from the 2,157 drug overdose deaths in 2023.
Of South Carolina’s 46 counties, most saw a decline in the number of drug overdoses from 2023 to 2024. Aiken, Colleton, Georgetown, Jasper, and Spartanburg counties saw a statistically significant decrease of 50% or more in the total number of drug overdose deaths.
Learn more: https://dph.sc.gov/news/dph-reports-continued-decline-overdose-deaths