W.Va. Network Journalist Ed Rabel Has Died
Ed Rabel’s attorney Timothy Koontz confirmed Rabel died on Dec. 3. He was 86 years old.
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National Drug Czar Says Overdose Decreases Positive, But More To Do
Early Center for Disease Control (CDC) data shows a dramatic fall of 12 percent in overdose death rates across the U.S. in the last year. During the same period, West Virginia’s dru...
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsDr. Rahul Gupta Meets With State And Local Leaders Fighting Drug Epidemic
State and local leaders working to mitigate West Virginia’s substance use crisis met at the Capitol Friday to discuss their work with Dr. Rahul Gupta.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsDrug Czar Visits W.Va. To Discuss Overdose Epidemic
The nation’s drug czar visited West Virginia University Thursday as the start of a multi-day tour of the state. The purpose of the trip is to discuss local and national efforts to address the overdose epidemic.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsLocal, State And Federal Stakeholders Discuss Severity Of Opioid Addiction Crisis
Dr. Rahul Gupta, the director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy and the former West Virginia state health officer, was joined by Gayle Manchin Thursday during a second day of roundtable discussions about the severity of the opioid and addiction crisis in West Virginia.
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Dr. Rahul Gupta In Charleston For Roundtable On Drug Epidemic
Former state health officer Dr. Rahul Gupta joined law enforcement officers in Charleston Wednesday for a discussion about West Virginia’s overdose epidemic.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsUS Drug Czar Testifies In W.Va. Lawsuit Against Opioid Makers
The new White House drug czar has testified that the opioid epidemic got so bad in drug-ravaged West Virginia that the state was having trouble finding foster parents to care for children.
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