By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Kershaw County
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
25
2021: 28
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
23
2021: 23
Deaths Involving Opioids
21
2021: 21
Deaths Involving Heroin
0
2021: N/A
Deaths Involving Cocaine
5
2021: 3
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
21
2021: 21
Deaths Involving Pyschostimulants
6
2021: 11
Prescription Data
Number of Prescriptions Dispensed
Prescription Dashboards
The dashboards will be updated quarterly to provide real-time data. For more information click on the links below:
Opioid Prescriptions Dispensed
568
2021: 862
Stimulants dispensed
344
2021: 512
Benzodiazepines dispensed
374
2021: 566
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
24
2021: 21
Hospital Data
Drug Overdose Hospitalizations
Overdose Biosurveillance Dashboard
This dashboard will be updated monthly to provide real-time data. For more information, click on the link below:
Drug-Related Overdoses
42
2021: 118
Opioid-Related Overdoses
13
2021: 22
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
7
2021: 0
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
79
2021: 115
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
263
2021: 202
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
9.3
%
2021: 16.9%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
7.1
%
2021: 14.9%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
37
2021: 138
Incidence of HIV Cases
9
2021: 9
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.
