By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Union County
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
4
2014: 2
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
4
2014: 2
Deaths Involving Opioids
3
2014: 1
Deaths Involving Heroin
0
Deaths Involving Cocaine
0
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
0
Deaths Involving Pyschostimulants
N/A
Prescription Data
Number of Prescriptions Dispensed
Opioid Prescriptions Dispensed
1,265
2014: 1,412
Stimulants dispensed
377
2014: 379
Benzodiazepines dispensed
688
2014: 775
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
26
2014: 19
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
94
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
11.9
%
2014: 11.8%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
10.0
%
2014: 10.0%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
61
Incidence of HIV Cases
18
2014: 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.
