Spring Gobbler Season To Open On Monday
Hunters are encouraged to introduce someone under 18 years of age to the sport.
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Increased Penalties For Drug Offenses Passes House Of Delegates
Penalties will increase for drug-related offenses if the Senate concurs with changes made to Lauren’s Law by the House of Delegates.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsW.Va. Overdose Death Rates Fall By 38%
The opioid epidemic’s hardest-hit state in the union continues to outpace the nation’s declining overdose death rate. ...
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsW.Va.’s Overdose Death Rate Decline Surpasses The National Rate
West Virginia’s drug overdose death rate continues to fall, even faster than it is nationwide.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsW.Va’s Overdose Death Rate Continues To Fall
Early data shows West Virginia’s overdose death rate is continuing to decline, following national trends.
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Fourth Annual Save A Life Day Projected To Surpass Records
More states than ever before will distribute opioid reversal medication for Save A Life Day on Sept 26. Save A Life Day began in 2020 as a pilot project in Kanawha...
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsNational 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...
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