Fatal Overdose

W.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.

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W.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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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...

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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...

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