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Obama Administration Pushes For Reduction Of Opioid Abuse

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On this West Virginia Morning, new efforts from the federal government are aiming to greatly reduce the prescription opioid and heroin overdose rate in places like West Virginia. We also hear from Frank X. Walker, keynote speaker at the 2016 Appalachia Studies Association conference.

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