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West Virginia overdose deaths set new record amid pandemic


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In spite of a continually climbing rate of West Virginians dying from drug overdoses during the Covid-19 pandemic, Senate Bill 334, which Gov. Jim Justice signed into law earlier this month, drastically restricts harm reduction programs operating in the state.
Steve Keenan/The Fayette Tribune
West Virginia overdose deaths set new record amid pandemic
New data shows at least 1,275 West Virginians died of an overdose in 2020 — a 45 percent increase from 2019.
By Lauren Peace
Mountain State Spotlight
Apr 29, 2021
Apr 29, 2021
In spite of a continually climbing rate of West Virginians dying from drug overdoses during the Covid-19 pandemic, Senate Bill 334, which Gov. Jim Justice signed into law earlier this month, drastically restricts harm reduction programs operating in the state. ....

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Drug Overdose Deaths Spike in West Virginia


Drug Overdose Deaths Spike in West Virginia
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Drug overdose deaths have risen dramatically in West Virginia.
Lauren Peace writing for
Mountain State Spotlight reports, “New data shows at least 1,275 West Virginians died from an overdose in 2020 a 45 percent increase from 2019.”
The state’s death toll had been leveling off from a previous high of 1,019 in 2017.  The number was down to 856 in 2018 and 870 in 2019, but now it has risen significantly.
The final numbers are not yet available, so the death toll may go even higher.
The story is the same across the country.  Health officials estimate as many as 90,000 individuals died from drug overdoses in 2020, up from a previous high of nearly 71,000 in 2019. ....

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