State Lawmakers Vow to Fight Opiod Crisis

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COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) – Across the board, lawmakers and state leaders say tackling the opioid crisis is a top priority.

Wednesday (1/10) morning Governor Henry McMaster was joined by the Department of Alcohol and other Abuse Services.

The Governor announced a new statewide public education campaign addressing opioid addiction and a new web site, justplainkillers.com.

Governor McMaster says it is a crisis of epidemic proportions.

According to state officials more than five million pain killer prescriptions are written in South Carolina each year.