By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Cherokee County
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
1
2016: 2
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
0
2016: 2
Deaths Involving Opioids
1
2016: 2
Deaths Involving Heroin
1
2016: 2022 Data Coming Soon
Deaths Involving Cocaine
0
2016: 2022 Data Coming Soon
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
0
2016: 1
Deaths Involving Pyschostimulants
2022 Data Coming Soon
Prescription Data
Number of Prescriptions Dispensed
Opioid Prescriptions Dispensed
1,103
2016: 1,160
Stimulants dispensed
217
2016: 212
Benzodiazepines dispensed
558
2016: 591
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
18
2016: 16
Hospital Data
Drug Overdose Hospitalizations
Drug-Related Overdoses
113
2016: 101
Opioid-Related Overdoses
13
2016: 11
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
0
2016: 0
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
93
2016: 89
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
116
2016: 132
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
11.2
%
2016: 11.0%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
8.8
%
2016: 9.5%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
141
2016: 106
Incidence of HIV Cases
0
2016: 0