By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Darlington County
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
7
2019: 7
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
6
2019: 6
Deaths Involving Opioids
6
2019: 6
Deaths Involving Heroin
1
2019: 2022 Data Coming Soon
Deaths Involving Cocaine
1
2019: 3
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
5
2019: 3
Deaths Involving Pyschostimulants
2
Prescription Data
Number of Prescriptions Dispensed
Opioid Prescriptions Dispensed
1,096
2019: 1,187
Stimulants dispensed
323
2019: 334
Benzodiazepines dispensed
609
2019: 643
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
12
2019: 7
Hospital Data
Drug Overdose Hospitalizations
Drug-Related Overdoses
119
2019: 131
Opioid-Related Overdoses
19
2019: 17
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
16
2019: 16
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
206
2019: 189
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
352
2019: 365
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
10.0
%
2019: 10.9%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
9.0
%
2019: 8.1%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
104
2019: 122
Incidence of HIV Cases
19
2019: 17