By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Orangeburg County
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
7
2014: 8
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
6
2014: 7
Deaths Involving Opioids
6
2014: 6
Deaths Involving Heroin
0
Deaths Involving Cocaine
2
2014: 3
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
1
2014: 2
Deaths Involving Pyschostimulants
N/A
Prescription Data
Number of Prescriptions Dispensed
Opioid Prescriptions Dispensed
963
2014: 878
Stimulants dispensed
293
2014: 274
Benzodiazepines dispensed
424
2014: 429
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
4
2014: 3
Hospital Data
Drug Overdose Hospitalizations
Drug-Related Overdoses
N/A
Opioid-Related Overdoses
N/A
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
N/A
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
N/A
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
101
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
4.9
%
2014: 2.6%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
4.5
%
2014: 2.5%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
59
Incidence of HIV Cases
13
2014: 27
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.
