By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Barnwell County
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
2022 Data Coming Soon
2021: 10
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
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2021: 8
Deaths Involving Opioids
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2021: 8
Deaths Involving Heroin
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2021: 1
Deaths Involving Cocaine
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2021: 1
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
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2021: 7
Deaths Involving Pyschostimulants
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2021: 3
Prescription Data
Number of Prescriptions Dispensed
Opioid Prescriptions Dispensed
787
2021: 920
Stimulants dispensed
360
2021: 389
Benzodiazepines dispensed
406
2021: 461
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
14
2021: 12
Hospital Data
Drug Overdose Hospitalizations
Drug-Related Overdoses
27
2021: 72
Opioid-Related Overdoses
12
2021: 22
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
0
2021: 0
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
78
2021: 62
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
91
2021: 78
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
11.4
%
2021: 8.3%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
9.1
%
2021: 6.0%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
59
2021: 126
Incidence of HIV Cases
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2021: 0
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.
