By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Newberry County
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
2
2017: 2
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
2
2017: 1
Deaths Involving Opioids
1
2017: 2022 Data Coming Soon
Deaths Involving Heroin
0
2017: 2022 Data Coming Soon
Deaths Involving Cocaine
0
2017: 1
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
1
2017: 2022 Data Coming Soon
Deaths Involving Pyschostimulants
2022 Data Coming Soon
Prescription Data
Number of Prescriptions Dispensed
Opioid Prescriptions Dispensed
853
2017: 998
Stimulants dispensed
251
2017: 256
Benzodiazepines dispensed
403
2017: 446
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
6
2017: 5
Hospital Data
Drug Overdose Hospitalizations
Drug-Related Overdoses
95
2017: 93
Opioid-Related Overdoses
14
2017: 10
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
0
2017: 0
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
54
2017: 35
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
43
2017: 39
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
7.6
%
2017: 7.5%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
7.0
%
2017: 6.2%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
83
2017: 75
Incidence of HIV Cases
2022 Data Coming Soon
2017: 0