By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Chester County
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
13
2021: 13
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
11
2021: 11
Deaths Involving Opioids
10
2021: 11
Deaths Involving Heroin
0
2021: N/A
Deaths Involving Cocaine
7
2021: 1
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
9
2021: 10
Deaths Involving Pyschostimulants
5
2021: 5
Prescription Data
Number of Prescriptions Dispensed
Prescription Dashboards
The dashboards will be updated quarterly to provide real-time data. For more information click on the links below:
Opioid Prescriptions Dispensed
586
2021: 952
Stimulants dispensed
256
2021: 400
Benzodiazepines dispensed
330
2021: 524
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
41
2021: 32
Hospital Data
Drug Overdose Hospitalizations
Overdose Biosurveillance Dashboard
This dashboard will be updated monthly to provide real-time data. For more information, click on the link below:
Drug-Related Overdoses
43
2021: 138
Opioid-Related Overdoses
16
2021: 28
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
0
2021: 0
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
100
2021: 90
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
149
2021: 125
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
16.0
%
2021: 14.1%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
15.1
%
2021: 14.1%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
63
2021: 152
Incidence of HIV Cases
0
2021: 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.
