By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Edgefield County
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
12
2021: 5
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
7
2021: 4
Deaths Involving Opioids
6
2021: 4
Deaths Involving Heroin
0
2021: 1
Deaths Involving Cocaine
0
2021: 1
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
6
2021: 4
Deaths Involving Pyschostimulants
4
2021: 1
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
340
2021: 817
Stimulants dispensed
180
2021: 458
Benzodiazepines dispensed
232
2021: 534
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
15
2021: 10
Hospital Data
Drug Overdose Hospitalizations
Overdose Biosurveillance Dashboard
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Drug-Related Overdoses
13
2021: 39
Opioid-Related Overdoses
5
2021: 5
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
0
2021: 0
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
15
2021: 0
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
45
2021: 38
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
8.8
%
2021: 9.1%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
7.4
%
2021: 7.8%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
186
2021: 252
Incidence of HIV Cases
30
2021: 0