Opioid overdoses rise 170 percent in Sumter County

Four-county region bands together to tackle nationwide crisis locally

BY ADRIENNE SARVIS
adrienne@theitem.com
Posted 5/17/18

As the opioid crisis continues and more overdoses are reported in the state, representatives from Sumter, Lee, Clarendon and Kershaw counties met Wednesday to discuss ways to get ahead of the problem as a region.

The strategic planning session, …

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