Grave Marker Dedication Honors Black Activist Bessie Woodson Yancey
A grave marker dedication was held this month for an Appalachian activist who died decades ago.
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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 NewsRemembering James Earl Jones, Plus New Overdose Data, This West Virginia Morning
On this West Virginia Morning, renowned actor James Earl Jones died earlier this month at age 93. He was part of the cast of the 1987 John Sayles film “Matewan,” which was shot in Thurmond, West Virginia. ...
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 NewsGupta: Biden To Focus On Opioids For State Of The Union Speech
Controlling fentanyl and reducing overdose deaths are expected to be a big part of President Biden’s State of the Union address according to Dr. Rahul Gupta, the former state health officer for West Virginia and now the director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy.
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Marino Withdraws from Consideration to Lead National Drug Control Policy Office
After national scrutiny, Pennsylvania Representative Tom Marino has withdrawn from consideration to lead the National Drug Control Policy office – a…
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsTwo W.Va. Counties Designated Drug Trafficking Areas
The federal government will provide additional help to two West Virginia counties to reduce drug abuse and drug trafficking.Berkeley and Harrison counties…
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