By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Bamberg County
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
1
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
0
Deaths Involving Opioids
1
Deaths Involving Heroin
1
Deaths Involving Cocaine
0
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
0
Deaths Involving Pyschostimulants
N/A
Prescription Data
Number of Prescriptions Dispensed
Opioid Prescriptions Dispensed
1,038
2014: 860
Stimulants dispensed
289
2014: 247
Benzodiazepines dispensed
493
2014: 425
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
8
2014: 9
Hospital Data
Drug Overdose Hospitalizations
Drug-Related Overdoses
N/A
Opioid-Related Overdoses
N/A
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
N/A
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
N/A
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
21
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
6.9
%
2014: 0.0%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
5.9
%
2014: 0.0%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
54
Incidence of HIV Cases
34
2014: 53
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.
