By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Fairfield County
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
10
2019: 3
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
8
2019: 3
Deaths Involving Opioids
8
2019: 2
Deaths Involving Heroin
0
Deaths Involving Cocaine
3
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
6
2019: 1
Deaths Involving Pyschostimulants
4
Prescription Data
Number of Prescriptions Dispensed
Opioid Prescriptions Dispensed
382
2019: 388
Stimulants dispensed
78
2019: 81
Benzodiazepines dispensed
170
2019: 182
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
49
2019: 34
Hospital Data
Drug Overdose Hospitalizations
Drug-Related Overdoses
76
2019: 107
Opioid-Related Overdoses
13
2019: 13
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
0
2019: 0
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
37
2019: 29
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
44
2019: 51
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
11.0
%
2019: 11.1%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
9.0
%
2019: 6.7%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
122
2019: 161
Incidence of HIV Cases
0
2019: 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.
