By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Aiken County
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
71
2019: 29
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
56
2019: 24
Deaths Involving Opioids
57
2019: 21
Deaths Involving Heroin
13
2019: 9
Deaths Involving Cocaine
5
2019: 4
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
41
2019: 16
Deaths Involving Pyschostimulants
29
Prescription Data
Number of Prescriptions Dispensed
Opioid Prescriptions Dispensed
648
2019: 678
Stimulants dispensed
276
2019: 287
Benzodiazepines dispensed
425
2019: 438
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
18
2019: 13
Hospital Data
Drug Overdose Hospitalizations
Drug-Related Overdoses
50
2019: 43
Opioid-Related Overdoses
13
2019: 9
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
0
2019: 0
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
126
2019: 86
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
280
2019: 262
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
11.0
%
2019: 11.4%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
9.0
%
2019: 9.5%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
66
2019: 93
Incidence of HIV Cases
0
2019: 13
Funded through Grant #1H79TI080221-01 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.
Statistical sources: cdc.gov, asam.org and greenvilleonline.com.
