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Yesterday at 4:30 PM  The state inspector general says prescription painkiller abuse is rampant in South Carolina, but there's no statewide effort to combat it.

Thursday, May 09, 2013  Law enforcement officers from across the country are in South Carolina this week for a meeting on methamphetamine and prescription drug crimes.

Thursday, May 02, 2013  After a two-month investigation by the 15th Circuit Drug Enforcement Unit, agents executed a search warrant on Blue Street in Myrtle Beach.

Friday, April 05, 2013  Florence police charged Krunal Harshad Patel, 30, with Conspiracy to Threaten Real or Personal Property and Possession with Intent To Distribute Marijuana.

Friday, December 28, 2012  An employee of Grand Strand Regional Medical Center is in jail after police say he was illegally obtaining prescription drugs.

Friday, November 30, 2012  Florence County Sheriff's Deputies need your help in identifying a suspect allegedly involved in two burglaries where prescription medications were stolen.

Tuesday, November 27, 2012  Pediatricians and doctors treating teenaged girls should consider writing "just-in-case" prescriptions for the morning-after pill, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) said Monday.

Saturday, November 03, 2012  North Myrtle Beach police say James Munson, 72, had been found in Bennettsville.

Wednesday, October 31, 2012  The Marion County Combined Drug Unit has arrested two people after a four month long investigation into the distribution of crack cocaine and controlled prescription medication in the Mullins area.

Friday, October 26, 2012  On Thursday, the 15th Circuit Drug Enforcement Unit and the Horry County Sheriff's Office Warrant Division arrested three people for illegally possessing prescription drugs.

Thursday, September 27, 2012  Pharmacy Technician students are learning the dangers of not properly discarding prescription drugs.

Thursday, September 20, 2012  Investigators with the Florence County Sheriff's Office arrested Anthony Clyde Leviner, 31, of Timmonsville on September 19, and charged him with one count of First Degree Burglary.

Friday, July 20, 2012  Susan Overstreet, of Florence, and Martha Armstrong, of Chesterfield, met a few months ago after learning each had loved ones die from prescription drug abuse.

Friday, June 29, 2012  Seven Myrtle Beach residents and three New Jersey residents were arrested in a multi-state drug sweep, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced Thursday.

Friday, June 29, 2012  The inmate found dead in the Florence County Detention Center about 7 p.m. Thursday was Richard Rublowitz, according to Deputy Coroner Don Reynolds