Nick Bills loved history and hearing people tell stories. He was an ironworker and heavy-equipment operator.

Vivian Bills and granddaughter Addison smile at pictures of Bills' son Nick, who died from a prescription drug overdose in 2009.

Vivian Bills, who lost her son Nick to a prescription drug overdose in 2009, wipes away tears from the face of Logan Bloomer, Nick Bills' ex-girlfriend. West Virginia has the nation's highest rate of drug overdose deaths, and most involve prescription drugs.