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Proclamation Signed to Promote a Drug-Free Berkeley County

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, abuse of tobacco, alcohol, and illicit drugs costs the country more than $700 billion annually when it comes to crime, lost work productivity and health care. Unfortunately, illicit drug use in the United States is on the rise. In 2013, an estimated 24.6 million Americans aged 12 or older—9.4 percent of the population—had […]