Pillage: Rx drug abuse in W.Va.
West Virginia has the nation's highest rate of drug overdose deaths, with most involving prescription drugs. In January 2011, the Gazette published a four-day series on prescription drug abuse, and we continue to cover this topic.
August 11, 2011
Arrests won't solve prescription drug problem, leaders say
Arrests alone will not solve West Virginia's prescription drug abuse problem, the state' ...
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February 12, 2011
Fla. governor's prescription drug plan hurts W.Va.
Unfunded program would have helped ground 'Oxy Express'
 
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January 23, 2011
'No magic pill' for addiction
Demand for Suboxone treatment grows in W.Va.
 
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January 22, 2011
Prescription drug abuse plagues small W.Va. town
It's early morning and the streets are empty. All you can hear is the train that cuts throug ...
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January 16, 2011
Medical community grapples with prescription drug abuse epidemic
In the emergency room at Cabell Huntington Hospital, Dr. Allen Holmes sees patients jump off the ...
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January 16, 2011
Clinic strives to balance pain care, abuse danger
When Dr. Sarah Chouinard interviews doctors to work in rural clinics, they all want to k ...
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January 15, 2011
Prescription drug abuse takes deadly toll in W.Va.
Mountain State leads U.S. in rate of overdose deaths
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January 15, 2011
Preventing prescription drug overdoses: Where W.Va. stands
Last year, the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention made recommendations for reducing ...
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January 13, 2011
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