By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Anderson County
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
32
2016: 33
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
22
2016: 25
Deaths Involving Opioids
22
2016: 20
Deaths Involving Heroin
0
2016: 2022 Data Coming Soon
Deaths Involving Cocaine
6
2016: 4
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
4
2016: 2
Deaths Involving Pyschostimulants
2022 Data Coming Soon
Prescription Data
Number of Prescriptions Dispensed
Opioid Prescriptions Dispensed
914
2016: 989
Stimulants dispensed
242
2016: 232
Benzodiazepines dispensed
576
2016: 604
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
15
2016: 13
Hospital Data
Drug Overdose Hospitalizations
Drug-Related Overdoses
77
2016: 93
Opioid-Related Overdoses
9
2016: 12
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
7
2016: 4
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
250
2016: 233
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
263
2016: 294
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
8.1
%
2016: 7.7%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
5.9
%
2016: 6.1%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
110
2016: 113
Incidence of HIV Cases
8
2016: 0