Heroin Deaths in W.Va. Doubled Since 2010; Number Seeking Treatment Quadruples

Heroin deaths in W.Va. doubled since 2010; number seeking treatment quadruples
West Virginia's prescription opiate addicts are following a national trend as they shift to heroin, said Kenny Burner of the state Appalachia High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area. Burner said the numbers of seizures and overdoses have been steadily …
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FDA approves quick-acting drug to reverse prescription painkiller ODs
"Evzio is the first combination drug-device product designed to deliver a dose of naloxone for administration outside of a health care setting," Dr. Bob Rappaport, director of the division of anesthesia, analgesia, and addiction products in the FDA's …
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The Freedom in Our Future
West Virginia ranks among America's worst states in smoking, obesity, disabilities, and prescription drug abuse. In McDowell county, the average man lives to be 64. Just over the border in Fairfax County, Virginia, they live 18 years longer. Not all …
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One Voice helping children of drug abusers — Children in West Virginia are suffering at the hands of a prescription drug abuse epidemic. As Jessica Lilly reports, children in one county are going withou…

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