New data published Wednesday morning from the CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics show thatdrug overdoses in America are on the rise, and South Carolina's numbers jumped higher than the national average. Over 93,000 Americans died of a drug overdose in 2020, up nearly 30% from 2019. When taking a closer look at the data, the southeast region saw an increase as well. South Carolina. The data shows that drug overdoses in South Carolina saw a 51. 9% increase from 2019.