Overdose deaths decrease in S.C.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO)– South Carolina had a six percent decrease in drug overdose deaths from 2022 to 2023, marking the first decline in a decade, according to the SC Department of Public Health.

State officials credit partnership with community-led intervention programs for the positive trend.

The Department of Public Health also has numerous resources for those suffering with addiction.

For a list of those services here in the Midlands, click here.