Local groups spread awareness of opioid addiction and prevention [Video]

WHEN YOU MIGHT FIND SOME RAIN RETURN TO YOUR TOWN. CHRIS. THANK YOU. IN STATE OF ADDICTION COVERAGE, OVERDOSE DEATHS IN SOUTH CAROLINA CONTINUE TO RISE. IT’S A TREND THAT GROUPS IN THE UPSTATE ARE WORKING HARD TO CHANGE. TONIGHT ON NATIONAL FENTANYL PREVENTION AND AWARENESS DAY, SEVERAL GROUPS GATHERED TO REMEMBER THOSE LOST AND GIVE RESOURCES FOR THOSE IN ADDICTION. OUR NATE STANLEY HAS MORE. EXPERTS SAY THIS IS A NATIONAL AND STATEWIDE EPIDEMIC. THEY SAY CHANGE COMES FROM EDUCATION AND AWARENESS. ONLY SCARS IN HEAVEN. IT WAS AN EMOTIONAL DAY INSIDE THE GREENVILLE COUNTY MCALLISTER SQUARE. AS LAW ENFORCEMENT JOINED WITH FAMILIES TO REMEMBER THE LOVED ONES LOST AS A RESULT OF OVERDOSES. IT’S AN ISSUE GROWING IN THE STATE. IN 2018, OVERDOSES CLAIMED THE LIVES OF 1103 INDIVIDUALS. FAST FORWARD FIVE YEARS. THAT NUMBER DOUBLED TO 2296. IN 2022, WITH 95% OF THOSE DEATHS BEING UNINTENTIONAL. IT’S …