Healthy People 2010 objectives regarding substance abuse include that, for people over age 18, no more than 6% will have engaged in binge drinking during the past month. As of 2001, S.C. BRFSS data showed 12.3% of residents over age 18 had engaged in binge drinking within the past month.
The S.C. Department of Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Services (DAODAS) reports a generally increasing trend in numbers of clients served since 2005. However, these numbers are not keeping pace with the S.C. population growth, as there was an 8% growth in S.C. population between 2005 and 2007, while there was only a 2% growth in DAODAS services.