COLUMBIA, S.C., Sept. 24 -- The South Carolina Attorney General issued the following news release:
SEP 24, 2026
(COLUMBIA, S.C.) -The South Carolina Attorney General's Office is alerting the public and law enforcement to the serious dangers posed by illicit drugs, which are responsible for recent overdoses on college campuses around the country.
Earlier this week, two students at the University of Mississippi lost their lives to overdoses. The drug found with both students, Kratom, is widely legal across the country and available for purchase in convenience stores here in South Carolina to anyone 21 years old or older. A statement from the Oxford police department this week noted student messages urging precaution concerning the drug cyc...