BECKLEY, WV (WVNS) — West Virginia is the epicenter of the opioid epidemic. With all eyes on the state’s major trial against pharmaceutical companies for their role in the crisis, we wanted to learn more about what this will do for the communities hit hardest. During his career as Attorney General, Patrick Morrisey witnessed the damage […]

Opioid overdose deaths in adolescents rose far more rapidly than the general population between 2019 and 2021, according to a new study of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data. The study found that deaths from opioid overdoses in teens ages 14 to 18 increased by 94% between 2019 and 2020 and by an additional 20%

April 12, 2022 The opioid epidemic remains lethal, with nearly 100,000 Americans dying from opioid overdoses in the last year. Only about 10% of people who take opioids become addicted, and some of them struggle more than others to quit. Why some people become addicted and others don’t, and why some can quit and others cannot, is a