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Thursday, May 02, 2013  The parents of a 2-year-old Conway boy who grabbed a loaded gun and killed himself on Christmas Day are facing new charges.

Tuesday, April 16, 2013  Tens of thousands of South Carolinians addicted to drugs or alcohol will become eligible for health insurance under the federal health care overhaul.

Thursday, April 11, 2013  A Greer woman has been accused of posing as a social worker and hospital employee to try to get drugs.

Saturday, April 06, 2013  Columbia police are looking for a man accused of making methamphetamine inside a home.

Thursday, April 04, 2013  In three months and two days on the job, Sheriff Eugene Crum already helped indict dozens of suspected drug dealers through Mingo County's new Operation Zero Tolerance.

Wednesday, April 03, 2013  Police say two men have been arrested after officers discovered more than 24 pounds of marijuana in a car during a traffic stop.

Thursday, March 21, 2013  Georgia lawmakers have approved legislation cracking down on so-called pill mills that have become popular after other Southern states drove the pain clinics out.

Monday, March 18, 2013  The Columbia Police Department is celebrating after winning a national award from the National Criminal Enforcement Association.

Saturday, March 09, 2013  South Carolina and federal officials are holding a big stash of counterfeit prescription drugs seized at a Columbia warehouse as they try to remove pills that can be useless or dangerous.

Thursday, March 07, 2013  Three people have been sentenced for their roles in a scheme to sell oxycodone in South Carolina's Upstate.

Thursday, March 07, 2013  A bill that would yank unemployment benefits from someone who fails an employer's drug test is advancing in the House.

Wednesday, March 06, 2013  Three people were arrested Tuesday evening after Lexington County deputies seized a meth lab being operated out of a home near West Columbia.

Wednesday, March 06, 2013  Officials say a pharmaceutical company is creating about 300 new jobs with an investment in Clarendon County.

Friday, March 01, 2013  People in South Carolina may soon have to get a prescription the next time they need medicine for a cold, or at least that's what some legislators are pushing for.

Thursday, February 28, 2013  Doctors are being forced to put patients on treatments that don’t work as well as potentially life-saving drugs.