//Prisma Health develops pain management program to reduce opioid dependency

Prisma Health develops pain management program to reduce opioid dependency

GREENVILLE, SC (FOX Carolina) – <a href="https://scdhec.gov/opioid-epidemic" target="_blank">According to DHEC</a>, between 2014 and 2019 South Carolina saw a 72% increase in the number of prescription opioid overdose deaths.

Prisma Health says that nationwide studies show that one out of eight people who are prescribed opioids will become persistent users.