By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Fairfield County
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
3
2020: 10
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
3
2020: 8
Deaths Involving Opioids
3
2020: 8
Deaths Involving Heroin
0
Deaths Involving Cocaine
1
2020: 3
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
3
2020: 6
Deaths Involving Pyschostimulants
0
2020: 4
Prescription Data
Number of Prescriptions Dispensed
Opioid Prescriptions Dispensed
809
2020: 382
Stimulants dispensed
266
2020: 78
Benzodiazepines dispensed
423
2020: 170
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
82
2020: 49
Hospital Data
Drug Overdose Hospitalizations
Drug-Related Overdoses
103
2020: 76
Opioid-Related Overdoses
16
2020: 13
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
0
2020: 0
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
28
2020: 37
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
79
2020: 44
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
11.1
%
2020: 11.0%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
9.5
%
2020: 9.0%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
155
2020: 122
Incidence of HIV Cases
0
2020: 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.
