By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Horry County
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
99
2014: 74
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
87
2014: 53
Deaths Involving Opioids
78
2014: 49
Deaths Involving Heroin
8
2014: 2
Deaths Involving Cocaine
22
2014: 11
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
21
2014: 4
Deaths Involving Pyschostimulants
N/A
Prescription Data
Number of Prescriptions Dispensed
Opioid Prescriptions Dispensed
1,212
2014: 1,104
Stimulants dispensed
305
2014: 283
Benzodiazepines dispensed
658
2014: 663
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
20
2014: 14
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
839
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
12.4
%
2014: 10.2%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
11.8
%
2014: 9.6%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
129
Incidence of HIV Cases
13
2014: 11
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.
