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W.Va. Doctor Admits To Fraudulently Prescribing Opiates
A Shady Spring doctor is the latest of seven physicians to admit to writing fraudulent prescriptions for pain pills.
Continue Reading Take Me to More News$1 Million of Opioid Settlement Money Will Go to W.Va. State Police
West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey says his agency is transferring $1 million to the state police in an effort to end a backlog of drug…
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsDrug Epidemic: 1 Small-Town Mayor Takes on Pill Distributors
A West Virginia mayor has joined the ranks of at least 11 communities suing some of the biggest U.S. drug distributors, bidding to make them pay for the…
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsEx-Doctor Sentenced for Writing Bogus Pain Pill Prescription
A former physician in West Virginia has been sentenced to six months in federal prison for writing a bogus prescription to get pain…
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