By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Chester County
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
1
2014: 3
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
1
2014: 3
Deaths Involving Opioids
1
2014: 3
Deaths Involving Heroin
0
Deaths Involving Cocaine
0
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
0
2014: 2
Deaths Involving Pyschostimulants
N/A
Prescription Data
Number of Prescriptions Dispensed
Opioid Prescriptions Dispensed
1,059
2014: 1,334
Stimulants dispensed
204
2014: 279
Benzodiazepines dispensed
517
2014: 700
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
12
2014: 10
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
55
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
13.4
%
2014: 6.8%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
11.6
%
2014: 4.2%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
117
Incidence of HIV Cases
19
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.
