State taps Purdue Pharma grant to expand prescription data access
The state plans to link 18 000 prescribers and 400 pharmacies to a narcotic prescription database with data from 25 states including West Virginia and Maryland. Officials argue the upgrade fights over prescribing while critics warn of potential conflicts of interest from accepting Purdue Pharma funding. Overdose deaths totaled 29 in 2016 regionally, with six already this year, two in Warren County.
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Purdue Pharma
PMP
West Virginia
Maryland
Brown
Virginia
Appriss
Department of Health Professionals
Frederick
Clarke
Warren
Shenandoah
Page
Warren County
Fire fighters graduate with lessons of courage and duty
First responders speak of sacrifices and a second family as Warren County Fire and Rescue Chief Mabie urges recruits to train as if life depends on it. Jennifer Shannon, chief of the graduating class, praises mutual support during their training and challenges overcome.
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Jennifer M. Shannon
Warren County Fire and Rescue
Richard Mabie
Potent opioids drive overdoses in Northern Shenandoah Valley
Northwest Virginia Drug and Gang Task Force aims to identify the source of a deadly heroin batch after seven overdoses in Carroll County Maryland in two hours. Coalition data show 119 heroin overdose deaths since 2011. Officials urge treatment access and prosecution of dealers while offering help lines and recovery resources.
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Northwest Virginia
Shenandoah Valley
PROGRAM heals racial wounds by exploring history at Belle Grove
The event Coming to the Table organizes whites and blacks at Belle Grove Plantation to reflect on slavery and racism. Speakers discuss 276 enslaved people at Belle Grove from the 1780s to 1850s and how legacy shapes today. Kirsten Laise and A D Carter emphasize healing through dialogue and education.
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Trayvon Martin
Martin Luther King Jr
James
Belle Grove
Isaac Hite Jr
Nelly Madison Hite
Kristen Laise
Hite
Shenandoah Valley
James Madison
Laise
Ers
Parks Service
NAACP
Front Royal
Warren- Page Naacp
A.D. Carter
Cedar Creek
Belle Grove National Historical Park
Shannon Meeck
Judah
Carter
Bertha Bowles
Bowles
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Winchester Medical Center
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Frederick County
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Pensacola
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Warren Memorial Hospital
Valleyhealthlink.com
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ValleyHealth Warren Memorial Hospital
Stokes
Vibram Sole
USA
Sulateg
Hipp
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