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
2022 Data Coming Soon
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
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
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