opioids

The Chester County Opioid Summit is an attempt to bring the realities of opioid addictions to light, and offer some hope for the future.

Two hospitals in Georgetown County are using money paid by companies found liable to fight addiction.

State health officials say drug overdose deaths in South Carolina increased by more than 50% after the COVID-19 pandemic started. Final figures from death certificates show 1,734 people died in drug overdoses in South Carolina in 2020, a 53% increase from the 1,131 deaths reported in 2019. The state Department of Health and Environmental Control says 1,400 of those 2020 overdose deaths were caused by opioids and fentanyl was involved in 79 percent of those fatal opioid overdoses.

Responding to overdose calls can be emotionally traumatic and physically dangerous for first responders. A conversation with Lancaster's Community Response Team.

Substance abuse counselors in rural Barnwell County and urban Rock Hill say at-risk residents (including teens) trying to cope with the pandemic's isolation and stress met a market where phony opioids replaced prescription pills. They describe the situation as 'alarming.'

Project ECHO for Opioid Use Disorders uses telehealth platforms to connect providers to a hub of experts from an academic medical center.

Project ECHO for Opioid Use Disorders uses telehealth platforms to connect providers to a hub of experts from an academic medical center.

Opioid pain killers were sold to doctors as little raindrops of happiness that would end a patient’s agony without being addictive.In reality, addiction…