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
2014: 2022 Data Coming Soon
Deaths Involving Cocaine
0
2014: 2022 Data Coming Soon
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
1
2014: 2022 Data Coming Soon
Deaths Involving Pyschostimulants
2022 Data Coming Soon
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
2022 Data Coming Soon
Opioid-Related Overdoses
2022 Data Coming Soon
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
2022 Data Coming Soon
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
2022 Data Coming Soon
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