By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Williamsburg County
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
2022 Data Coming Soon
2021: 18
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
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2021: 11
Deaths Involving Opioids
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2021: 11
Deaths Involving Heroin
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2021: 2
Deaths Involving Cocaine
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2021: 11
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
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2021: 11
Deaths Involving Pyschostimulants
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2021: 2
Prescription Data
Number of Prescriptions Dispensed
Opioid Prescriptions Dispensed
543
2021: 747
Stimulants dispensed
241
2021: 291
Benzodiazepines dispensed
249
2021: 316
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
36
2021: 17
Hospital Data
Drug Overdose Hospitalizations
Drug-Related Overdoses
37
2021: 110
Opioid-Related Overdoses
15
2021: 18
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
0
2021: 0
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
21
2021: 20
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
69
2021: 88
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
8.7
%
2021: 11.3%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
7.8
%
2021: 9.7%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
110
2021: 197
Incidence of HIV Cases
2022 Data Coming Soon
2021: 33
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.
