By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Chesterfield County
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
13
2021: 17
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
12
2021: 16
Deaths Involving Opioids
12
2021: 16
Deaths Involving Heroin
0
2021: N/A
Deaths Involving Cocaine
1
2021: N/A
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
10
2021: 14
Deaths Involving Pyschostimulants
3
2021: 2
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
674
2021: 909
Stimulants dispensed
261
2021: 297
Benzodiazepines dispensed
361
2021: 484
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
11
2021: 12
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
18
2021: 72
Opioid-Related Overdoses
6
2021: 12
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
27
2021: 17
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
83
2021: 127
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
190
2021: 203
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
8.0
%
2021: 13.8%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
6.9
%
2021: 11.5%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
46
2021: 90
Incidence of HIV Cases
0
2021: 12
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.
