By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Saluda County
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
2022 Data Coming Soon
2021: 1
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
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2021: 1
Deaths Involving Opioids
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2021: 1
Deaths Involving Heroin
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2021: 2022 Data Coming Soon
Deaths Involving Cocaine
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Deaths Involving Fentanyl
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2021: 1
Deaths Involving Pyschostimulants
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2021: 1
Prescription Data
Number of Prescriptions Dispensed
Opioid Prescriptions Dispensed
210
2021: 323
Stimulants dispensed
104
2021: 129
Benzodiazepines dispensed
131
2021: 204
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
9
2021: 13
Hospital Data
Drug Overdose Hospitalizations
Drug-Related Overdoses
12
2021: 63
Opioid-Related Overdoses
4
2021: 9
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
0
2021: 0
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
7
2021: 5
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
41
2021: 27
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
7.3
%
2021: 6.1%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
0
%
2021: 0.0%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
32
2021: 43
Incidence of HIV Cases
2022 Data Coming Soon
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.
