By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Union County
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
15
2020: 9
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
14
2020: 6
Deaths Involving Opioids
13
2020: 5
Deaths Involving Heroin
0
Deaths Involving Cocaine
2
2020: 1
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
10
2020: 5
Deaths Involving Pyschostimulants
3
2020: 3
Prescription Data
Number of Prescriptions Dispensed
Opioid Prescriptions Dispensed
1,051
2020: 822
Stimulants dispensed
474
2020: 330
Benzodiazepines dispensed
491
2020: 406
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
44
2020: 29
Hospital Data
Drug Overdose Hospitalizations
Drug-Related Overdoses
126
2020: 119
Opioid-Related Overdoses
27
2020: 26
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
0
2020: 0
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
82
2020: 87
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
131
2020: 143
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
14.6
%
2020: 17.0%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
8.6
%
2020: 12.0%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
74
2020: 63
Incidence of HIV Cases
0
2020: 19
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.
