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Three students under investigation in connection with rumored drug use at Lakewood High School

umter County's Sheriff Dennis announced three students are under investigation after rumors of student drug use and distribution at Lakewood High School began circulating earlier this week.

Sep 23, 2022 1:33 PM EDT

Jessica Mejia,

Sumter County’s Sheriff Dennis announced three students are under investigation after rumors of student drug use and distribution at Lakewood High School began circulating earlier this week.

LRADAC hosts annual Black Balloon Day remembering the lives lost to drug overdose

Mar 4, 2022 4:37 PM EST

Mike Olson,

LRADAC says 172 Richland and Lexington County residents lost their lives to substance overdoses last year.

Overdose deaths increase by 59% in S.C. between 2019 and 2020, says DHEC

Mar 2, 2022 5:53 PM EST

Miya Payton,

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) – South Carolina saw a significant increase in drug overdose deaths in 2020 during the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. DHEC leaders say data confirms what they suspected that many people were turning to substances to help cope with mental and emotional stress caused by the pandemic. According to data collected the health agency, from 2019 to…

CPD UPDATE: Woman facing additional charges after investigation into drug overdose at apartment

Feb 28, 2022 6:04 PM EST

Mike Olson,

The Columbia Police Department says a woman who was charged after a fatal drug overdose at an apartment last week now faces more charges.

CPD: One dies from drug overdose at apartment, others taken to hospital

Feb 25, 2022 12:39 PM EST

Mike Olson,

The Columbia Police Department says one person is dead after a drug overdose at Latimer Manor apartments, and three others have been taken to a hospital for treatment.

New data suggests the U.S. drug epidemic is at its deadliest

Nov 18, 2021 12:20 PM EST

CNN,

America’s drug epidemic is the deadliest it’s ever been, new federal data suggests.

CPD: Berkeley County couple charged after their child overdoses on Fentanyl

Mar 18, 2021 6:13 PM EDT

Mike Olson,

The Columbia Police Department says a couple from Berkeley County has been arrested after their child overdosed on fentanyl. Police say the child ingested the drugs at a hotel in downtown Columbia on the 900 block of Washington Street.

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Three students under investigation in connection with rumored drug use at Lakewood High School

umter County's Sheriff Dennis announced three students are under investigation after rumors of student drug use and distribution at Lakewood High School began circulating earlier this week.

LRADAC hosts annual Black Balloon Day remembering the lives lost to drug overdose

Overdose deaths increase by 59% in S.C. between 2019 and 2020, says DHEC

CPD UPDATE: Woman facing additional charges after investigation into drug overdose at apartment

CPD: One dies from drug overdose at apartment, others taken to hospital

New data suggests the U.S. drug epidemic is at its deadliest

CPD: Berkeley County couple charged after their child overdoses on Fentanyl

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