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America’s opioid crisis
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Here are the Voices the Giant Drug Distributors Don’t Want You to Hear
This story was originally published by Mountain State Spotlight. For more stories from Mountain State Spotlight visit their website. The nation’s largest…
As the Number of Children in Need Keeps Growing, W.Va. Foster Parents Are Looking for More Support
Five out of every 100 babies born in West Virginia are born with neonatal abstinence syndrome, or NAS, the…
Opioid Epidemic May Have Cost States at Least $130 Billion in Treatment and Related Expenses – And That’s Just The Tip of the Iceberg
Joel Segel, Pennsylvania State University; Douglas L. Leslie, Pennsylvania State University; Gary Zajac, Pennsylvania State University; Max Crowley,…
Quick Response Teams Aim to Get More Opioid Overdose Patients into Treatment
One West Virginia city is trying a new approach to persuade more overdose patients to seek treatment. The idea…
Diamonds and Demons: Portrait of a Tennessee Community in Recovery
“We’re faced with an epidemic to opiates and it has affected just about every living room in this…