By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Newberry County
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
2022 Data Coming Soon
2021: 11
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
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2021: 9
Deaths Involving Opioids
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2021: 8
Deaths Involving Heroin
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2021: 2022 Data Coming Soon
Deaths Involving Cocaine
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2021: 1
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
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2021: 6
Deaths Involving Pyschostimulants
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2021: 1
Prescription Data
Number of Prescriptions Dispensed
Opioid Prescriptions Dispensed
667
2021: 858
Stimulants dispensed
280
2021: 384
Benzodiazepines dispensed
345
2021: 492
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
16
2021: 13
Hospital Data
Drug Overdose Hospitalizations
Drug-Related Overdoses
32
2021: 89
Opioid-Related Overdoses
7
2021: 12
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
0
2021: 0
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
53
2021: 60
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
125
2021: 83
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
9.2
%
2021: 12.0%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
7.2
%
2021: 7.7%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
47
2021: 68
Incidence of HIV Cases
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2021: 0
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.
