By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Lancaster County
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
2022 Data Coming Soon
2021: 51
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
2022 Data Coming Soon
2021: 49
Deaths Involving Opioids
2022 Data Coming Soon
2021: 49
Deaths Involving Heroin
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2021: 4
Deaths Involving Cocaine
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2021: 4
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
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2021: 48
Deaths Involving Pyschostimulants
2022 Data Coming Soon
2021: 15
Prescription Data
Number of Prescriptions Dispensed
Opioid Prescriptions Dispensed
483
2021: 592
Stimulants dispensed
286
2021: 293
Benzodiazepines dispensed
295
2021: 365
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
40
2021: 36
Hospital Data
Drug Overdose Hospitalizations
Drug-Related Overdoses
22
2021: 56
Opioid-Related Overdoses
10
2021: 15
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
24
2021: 18
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
212
2021: 286
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
280
2021: 280
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
15.4
%
2021: 17.4%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
12.2
%
2021: 14.8%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
63
2021: 93
Incidence of HIV Cases
2022 Data Coming Soon
2021: 8
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.
