By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Horry County
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
197
2019: 153
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
181
2019: 138
Deaths Involving Opioids
170
2019: 131
Deaths Involving Heroin
10
2019: 6
Deaths Involving Cocaine
70
2019: 42
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
130
2019: 91
Deaths Involving Pyschostimulants
79
Prescription Data
Number of Prescriptions Dispensed
Opioid Prescriptions Dispensed
770
2019: 824
Stimulants dispensed
299
2019: 301
Benzodiazepines dispensed
458
2019: 465
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
30
2019: 26
Hospital Data
Drug Overdose Hospitalizations
Drug-Related Overdoses
90
2019: 102
Opioid-Related Overdoses
22
2019: 24
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
17
2019: 15
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
649
2019: 754
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
1,312
2019: 1,409
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
16.0
%
2019: 16.3%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
14.0
%
2019: 14.3%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
163
2019: 184
Incidence of HIV Cases
0
2019: 19