IN SPORTS: Area high school football teams begin scrimmaging today B1 THE CLARENDON SUN 11th-annual Nic@Nite set for Tuesday A7 FRIDAY, AUGUST 4, 2017 | Serving South Carolina since October 15, 1894 75 cents On the table for conversation Lt. Gov. Bryant discusses drug legislation, concealed weapons permits during visit BY ADRIENNE SARVIS be listed include drugs that are com-
[email protected] monly associated with opioid abuse as well as less powerful and more widely Lt. Gov. Kevin Bryant stopped by used prescription medications, he said. Sumter County Sheriff’s Office to dis- Along with the list of medications, cuss proposed legislation that will af- pharmacies have to provide the pa- fect law enforcement. tients’ names, Bryant said. That is an There is an opioid epidemic in South invasion of privacy, he said. Carolina, Bryant said. And some of Solutions regarding opioid abuse the solutions to the rising drug abuse should focus more on doctors and problem are working, he said. whether they are breaking the law, he One solution that is already in place said. requires that pharmacists provide S.C. Bryant also commented on the pro- RICK CARPENTER / THE SUMTER ITEM Department of Health and Environ- posed legislation that would legalize Lt. Gov. Kevin Bryant, third from left, looks up the sleeve of William Simmons Jr. during mental Control with a list of all con- medical marijuana in the state. a card game at Sumter Senior Services on Thursday after he cut the deck for card dealer trolled substances that are prescribed, Robert Moore Jr., center.