By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Union County
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
2
2015: 4
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
2
2015: 4
Deaths Involving Opioids
2
2015: 3
Deaths Involving Heroin
0
2015: 2022 Data Coming Soon
Deaths Involving Cocaine
0
2015: 2022 Data Coming Soon
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
1
2015: 2022 Data Coming Soon
Deaths Involving Pyschostimulants
2022 Data Coming Soon
Prescription Data
Number of Prescriptions Dispensed
Opioid Prescriptions Dispensed
1,224
2015: 1,265
Stimulants dispensed
370
2015: 377
Benzodiazepines dispensed
664
2015: 688
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
17
2015: 26
Hospital Data
Drug Overdose Hospitalizations
Drug-Related Overdoses
156
Opioid-Related Overdoses
16
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
0
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
52
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
78
2015: 94
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
14.6
%
2015: 11.9%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
12.7
%
2015: 10.0%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
90
2015: 61
Incidence of HIV Cases
0
2015: 18