By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Georgetown County
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
14
2014: 20
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
13
2014: 15
Deaths Involving Opioids
11
2014: 15
Deaths Involving Heroin
1
2014: 1
Deaths Involving Cocaine
2
2014: 3
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
2
2014: 1
Deaths Involving Pyschostimulants
2022 Data Coming Soon
Prescription Data
Number of Prescriptions Dispensed
Opioid Prescriptions Dispensed
1,031
2014: 1,007
Stimulants dispensed
328
2014: 306
Benzodiazepines dispensed
421
2014: 447
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
19
2014: 14
Hospital Data
Drug Overdose Hospitalizations
Drug-Related Overdoses
2022 Data Coming Soon
Opioid-Related Overdoses
2022 Data Coming Soon
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
2022 Data Coming Soon
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
2022 Data Coming Soon
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
268
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
8.3
%
2014: 8.4%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
7.6
%
2014: 7.5%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
93
Incidence of HIV Cases
11
2014: 10