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Addiction crisis in West Virginia fueled by hydrocodone and oxycodone
A Gazette-Mail analysis cites 780 million hydrocode and oxycodone pills shipped to West Virginia over two years, with 1 728 residents dying from overdoses. Three wholesalers supplied over half of state pain pills, including a single Kermit outpost receiving nearly 9 million pills from out-of-state firms. Top fatal overdose counties include Wyoming McDowell Boone and Mingo. Mercer and Monroe also among high ranks. Officials warn of regional economic collapse and potential deputy layoffs without funds, linking drug use to coal downturn and poverty. Recovery leaders cite addictive potency and varying life histories as factors in widespread dependency.
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West
Center For Disease Control
CDC
The
Gazette-Mail
Wyoming
McDowell
Boone
Mingo
Mercer County
Monroe County
Terry Danielson
Recovery Point Four Seasons
Bluefield
Danielson
Ohio
Greg Puckett
Mercer County Commission
Community Connections
Four Seasons
West Virginia
Morrisey
Puckett
Harry Bell
Bell
Charleston
McDowell County