Justice Advances National Monument To Medal Of Honor Recipients
Justice's bill authorizing a monument on the National Mall passed the Senate unanimously.
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W.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.
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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Early Data Shows Dramatic Fall In Overdose Death Rates; Advocates Advise Caution
A Sept. 1 analysis of provisional overdose death rate data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows a rapid decrease in the number of drug overdose deaths in th...
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsExpert: W.Va.’s Drug Epidemic Is Holding Back Its Economy And Hurting Its Children
A senior policy advisor to the Legislature presented a sobering picture of West Virginia's drug epidemic on Monday.
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