By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Orangeburg County
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
37
2020: 19
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
17
2020: 14
Deaths Involving Opioids
16
2020: 13
Deaths Involving Heroin
2
2020: 2
Deaths Involving Cocaine
16
2020: 4
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
13
2020: 9
Deaths Involving Pyschostimulants
10
2020: 7
Prescription Data
Number of Prescriptions Dispensed
Opioid Prescriptions Dispensed
717
2020: 647
Stimulants dispensed
353
2020: 294
Benzodiazepines dispensed
389
2020: 365
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
15
2020: 11
Hospital Data
Drug Overdose Hospitalizations
Drug-Related Overdoses
80
2020: 80
Opioid-Related Overdoses
13
2020: 12
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
0
2020: 0
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
61
2020: 64
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
165
2020: 122
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
8.2
%
2020: 5.0%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
7.0
%
2020: 5.0%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
80
2020: 87
Incidence of HIV Cases
19
2020: 10