By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Dorchester County
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
30
2014: 14
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
26
2014: 13
Deaths Involving Opioids
25
2014: 10
Deaths Involving Heroin
1
2014: 1
Deaths Involving Cocaine
8
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
5
2014: 1
Deaths Involving Pyschostimulants
N/A
Prescription Data
Number of Prescriptions Dispensed
Opioid Prescriptions Dispensed
1,061
2014: 1,108
Stimulants dispensed
392
2014: 426
Benzodiazepines dispensed
515
2014: 590
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
6
2014: 3
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
202
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
9.0
%
2014: 6.0%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
8.3
%
2014: 5.7%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
67
Incidence of HIV Cases
5
2014: 7
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.
