By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Cherokee County
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
6
2014: 4
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
6
2014: 3
Deaths Involving Opioids
4
2014: 3
Deaths Involving Heroin
0
Deaths Involving Cocaine
0
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
1
Deaths Involving Pyschostimulants
N/A
Prescription Data
Number of Prescriptions Dispensed
Opioid Prescriptions Dispensed
1,161
2014: 1,190
Stimulants dispensed
217
2014: 219
Benzodiazepines dispensed
599
2014: 643
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
12
2014: 7
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
135
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
12.8
%
2014: 11.7%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
11.5
%
2014: 11.1%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
92
Incidence of HIV Cases
0
2014: 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.
