Overdose

Overdose Awareness Day Recognizes Those Lost - Without Stigma

Saturday is International Overdose Awareness Day. Held annually, it is the world’s largest campaign to end overdose without stigma and remember those who have died and their families.

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Expert: 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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Marshall Researchers Studying Genetics Of Fentanyl Addiction

Marshall has received a $3.3 million grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse to study how genes influence the brain’s response to fentanyl. Understanding that mechanism can help with the development of treatments.

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W.Va. Overdose Rates Rise While National Rates Fall

The severity of West Virginia’s high overdose mortality rate qualifies the state for more federal funding to fight the opioid crisis.

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