By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Newberry County
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
2
2016: 3
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
1
2016: 2
Deaths Involving Opioids
0
2016: 2
Deaths Involving Heroin
0
2016: 2022 Data Coming Soon
Deaths Involving Cocaine
1
2016: 2022 Data Coming Soon
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
0
2016: 2022 Data Coming Soon
Deaths Involving Pyschostimulants
2022 Data Coming Soon
Prescription Data
Number of Prescriptions Dispensed
Opioid Prescriptions Dispensed
998
2016: 1,076
Stimulants dispensed
256
2016: 259
Benzodiazepines dispensed
446
2016: 471
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
5
2016: 7
Hospital Data
Drug Overdose Hospitalizations
Drug-Related Overdoses
93
2016: 97
Opioid-Related Overdoses
10
2016: 12
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
0
2016: 0
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
35
2016: 34
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
39
2016: 32
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
7.5
%
2016: 8.9%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
6.2
%
2016: 8.3%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
75
2016: 95
Incidence of HIV Cases
0
2016: 0