By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Berkeley County
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
11
2014: 22
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
10
2014: 18
Deaths Involving Opioids
7
2014: 15
Deaths Involving Heroin
2
2014: 1
Deaths Involving Cocaine
1
2014: 3
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
1
Deaths Involving Pyschostimulants
N/A
Prescription Data
Number of Prescriptions Dispensed
Opioid Prescriptions Dispensed
717
2014: 828
Stimulants dispensed
253
2014: 312
Benzodiazepines dispensed
331
2014: 411
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
3
2014: 2
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
219
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
7.6
%
2014: 5.3%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
7.2
%
2014: 4.7%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
54
Incidence of HIV Cases
13
2014: 11
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.
