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Summerville council hears opioid task force update showing fewer suspected overdoses year to date
Summary
Councilmember Johnson Wilson reported declines in suspected overdoses and described a new incident-tracking system, rapid outreach and other initiatives funded in part by opioid settlement dollars.
Councilmember Johnson Wilson updated the Town of Summerville Town Council on local opioid task force activity and data, telling the council that suspected overdoses have fallen so far this year compared with the same period in 2024.
Johnson Wilson said that from Jan. 1 to April 10, 2024, the task force recorded 151 suspected overdoses with 24 fatalities; in the same period in 2025, the task force recorded 68 suspected overdoses with six fatalities. "So, it's a significant drop," Johnson Wilson said.
The council heard that the local effort was formed under the South Carolina Opioid Recovery Act…
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