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Bill decriminalizing drug test strips in opioid-devastated West Virginia heads to governor
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 5 months agoA bill that would decriminalize all strips used to test drugs for deadly substances in West...
In blue-turned-red West Virginia, voters on both sides head to the polls with a sense of dread
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 years agoHUNTINGTON, W. Va. – In a worn union office next to an Ohio River steel plant, Damion Elkins pointed...
How 'drug czar' Rahul Gupta plans to counter Mexican drug cartels, reduce overdose deaths
The Courier Journal via Yahoo News· 2 years agoCHARLESTON, W.Va. — Dr. Rahul Gupta, the first physician appointed U.S. drug czar, silently counted...
Appeals panel asks West Virginia court whether opioids distribution can cause a public nuisance
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 3 months agoA federal appeals court asked West Virginia’s highest court Monday whether opioid distributions can...
W.Va. announces $83 million opioid settlement with Walgreens
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoWest Virginia has settled for $83 million with Walgreens for the pharmacy store chain's role in...
US drug czar wants India to stem flow of chemicals used by Mexican cartels for fentanyl
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 years agoNEW DELHI, India — Dr. Rahul Gupta, the U.S. drug czar, returned to his native country this month to...
Lawmakers seek grant assistance for drug trafficking areas
Bluefield Daily Telegraph, W.Va. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAug. 17—More drug overdoses occurs in the Appalachian region than other parts of the country, so senators in West Virginia and Virginia are calling on the Office of National Drug Control Policy ...
Communities across Appalachia band together for first-ever 13-state Narcan distribution event
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 9 months agoAn effort to destigmatize the use of overdose reversal drugs that started as a pilot in two West...
Dr. Rahul Gupta comes to WVU to highlight addiction crisis, research and prevention work
The Dominion Post, Morgantown, W.Va. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoJun. 8—MORGANTOWN — Dr. Rahul Gupta returned to West Virginia on Thursday for a series of events addressing the state's and the nation's overdose epidemic. He came to WVU to join with various ...
WVa opioid trial verdict still pending nearly a year later
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoLast July, a federal judge in West Virginia heard closing arguments in the first lawsuit to go to...
