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Portrait of a Broken System

Portrait of a broken system

Filed under: drug addiction help for family members

Lindsey Rice-Meilicke looks over photos and a journal kept by her mother, Rachel Rice, who suffered from schizophrenia for 20 years before her death in 2005. Rice-Meilicke… Continue reading

RX Drug Trouble

RX drug trouble

Filed under: prescription drug abuse help

They hope all doctors will pitch in to help stomp out prescriptions drug abuse. "We have patients who come in all the time trying to get them and we just keep… Continue reading

W.Va.'s Rate of Death by Drug Overdose Highest in the Nation

W.Va.'s Rate of Death by Drug Overdose Highest in the Nation

Filed under: prescription drug addiction treatment

WTRF.com found that according to a study conducted by the West Virginia Prescription Drug Abuse Quitline, Marshall, Brooke and Wetzel counties are without… Continue reading

Strip Club Owner Gets 10 Years in Murder-for-Hire Plot Targeting Mayor

Strip club owner gets 10 years in murder-for-hire plot targeting mayor

Filed under: drug abuse treatment plan

St. John said Grant began to abuse painkillers after a car accident in 2010 that left him with a fractured wrist. "That affected… Continue reading

Hooked: Drug Overdose Deaths Surge Locally

Hooked: Drug overdose deaths surge locally

Filed under: drug addiction help for family members

The alarming increase in overdose deaths has caused the coroner and others to form a county think tank made up of drug addiction service organizations, law… Continue reading

Lawmakers Continue Efforts to Fight Drug Abuse

Lawmakers continue efforts to fight drug abuse

Filed under: Drug Rehab Centers Washington D.C.

WASHINGTON, DC (NEWS RELEASE) – U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV) and … on Prescription Drug Abuse. The goal of the caucus is to raise awareness of… Continue reading