By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Chester County
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
13
2020: 11
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
11
2020: 6
Deaths Involving Opioids
11
2020: 7
Deaths Involving Heroin
0
2020: 3
Deaths Involving Cocaine
1
2020: 2
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
10
2020: 3
Deaths Involving Pyschostimulants
5
2020: 3
Prescription Data
Number of Prescriptions Dispensed
Opioid Prescriptions Dispensed
952
2020: 702
Stimulants dispensed
400
2020: 206
Benzodiazepines dispensed
524
2020: 383
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
32
2020: 27
Hospital Data
Drug Overdose Hospitalizations
Drug-Related Overdoses
138
2020: 124
Opioid-Related Overdoses
28
2020: 23
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
0
2020: 0
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
90
2020: 95
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
125
2020: 116
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
14.1
%
2020: 13.0%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
14.1
%
2020: 12.0%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
152
2020: 127
Incidence of HIV Cases
0
2020: 0