By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Union County
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
2
2018: 2022 Data Coming Soon
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
2
2018: 2022 Data Coming Soon
Deaths Involving Opioids
1
2018: 2022 Data Coming Soon
Deaths Involving Heroin
0
2018: 2022 Data Coming Soon
Deaths Involving Cocaine
0
2018: 2022 Data Coming Soon
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
1
2018: 2022 Data Coming Soon
Deaths Involving Pyschostimulants
2022 Data Coming Soon
Prescription Data
Number of Prescriptions Dispensed
Opioid Prescriptions Dispensed
844
2018: 955
Stimulants dispensed
344
2018: 325
Benzodiazepines dispensed
437
2018: 485
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
14
2018: 11
Hospital Data
Drug Overdose Hospitalizations
Drug-Related Overdoses
105
2018: 132
Opioid-Related Overdoses
12
2018: 14
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
0
2018: 0
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
63
2018: 53
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
134
2018: 90
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
19.0
%
2018: 16.4%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
12.7
%
2018: 11.4%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
95
2018: 117
Incidence of HIV Cases
0
2018: 0