By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Orangeburg County
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
9
2015: 7
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
7
2015: 6
Deaths Involving Opioids
4
2015: 6
Deaths Involving Heroin
0
2015: 2022 Data Coming Soon
Deaths Involving Cocaine
1
2015: 2
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
2
2015: 1
Deaths Involving Pyschostimulants
2022 Data Coming Soon
Prescription Data
Number of Prescriptions Dispensed
Opioid Prescriptions Dispensed
925
2015: 963
Stimulants dispensed
307
2015: 293
Benzodiazepines dispensed
417
2015: 424
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
9
2015: 4
Hospital Data
Drug Overdose Hospitalizations
Drug-Related Overdoses
85
Opioid-Related Overdoses
13
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
0
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
91
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
100
2015: 101
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
5.0
%
2015: 4.9%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
4.7
%
2015: 4.5%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
73
2015: 59
Incidence of HIV Cases
2022 Data Coming Soon
2015: 13