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Tag: opioids

Posted inPublic health

Here’s what to know about a WV community’s effort to hold opioid distributors accountable

Avatar photoAvatar photo by Eric Eyre and Lauren Peace April 30th, 2021May 10th, 2021
Posted inNews

Bankrupt Purdue Pharma spending thousands to keep WV court records secret

Avatar photo by Eric Eyre April 27th, 2021April 28th, 2021
Posted inPublic health

West Virginia overdose deaths set new record amid pandemic

Avatar photo by Lauren Peace April 21st, 2021April 22nd, 2021
Posted inWest Virginia Legislature

The legislative session is over, but West Virginia’s overdose crisis rages on

Avatar photoAvatar photo by Lauren Peace and Erin Beck April 14th, 2021April 19th, 2021
Posted inPublic health

Overdose deaths soar amid pandemic in West Virginia, which already had the highest rate in the U.S.

Avatar photo by Eric Eyre March 24th, 2021March 24th, 2021
Posted inHealth

OxyContin-maker Purdue Pharma wants say in release of records in W.Va. court

Avatar photo by Eric Eyre January 28th, 2021January 29th, 2021
Posted inHealth

Charleston Police say grassroots needle exchange did not violate law

Avatar photo by Lauren Peace January 13th, 2021January 13th, 2021
Posted inHealth

For 20 years, Purdue Pharma has kept OxyContin records sealed in a W.Va. courthouse. Now, there’s a push to open them.

Avatar photo by Eric Eyre January 12th, 2021January 13th, 2021
Posted inHealth

‘There’s no question about it.’ Charleston Mayor acknowledges need for clean needles amid HIV rise

Avatar photo by Lauren Peace January 9th, 2021January 9th, 2021
Posted inHealth

Here are the voices the giant drug distributors don’t want you to hear

Avatar photoAvatar photo by Eric Eyre and Lauren Peace December 23rd, 2020May 10th, 2021

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