WV Department of Health and Human Resources The above map shows counties ranked by vulnerability to overdose mortality from all drugs. Dark red indicates the highest vulnerability to overdose deaths while light green indicates the lowest. Data from this map comes from 2017, the last time a ...
by Kelly A. O’Connor Kudos to John Oliver and HBO’s “Last Week Tonight” for their coverage of the opioid crisis and the resultant settlement. Many states are struggling to use the settlement funds effectively, and some are already repeating the waste, fraud and abuse involving ...
Fentanyl has killed more Americans than the wars in Vietnam, Iraq and Afghanistan combined. And lined up behind it are still more vicious street drugs. The Justice Department can indict Chinese companies producing fentanyl and the precursor chemicals used to make it. The Biden ...
Dr. Carl “Rolly” Sullivan laughed appreciatively at zingers thrown his way Monday afternoon — even when one person at the podium called him a “narcissist” and a “son of a b****.” More on that. First, though, some history that’s nothing to laugh about. In the early 2000s, ...
On Nov. 12, West Virginia introduced its first medical cannabis dispensary: Trulieve Medical Cannabis Treatment Center opened its doors in Sabraton, with plans for sister stores to open in Charleston and Weston soon. Trulieve’s presence marks a major shift in the way West Virginia views ...