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This story was originally published by Mountain State Spotlight. For more stories from Mountain State Spotlight, visit More West Virginians died of drug overdoses in 2020 than in any previous year on record, according to new data showing the toll of the COVID-19 pandemic on the addiction crisis. At least West Virginians died of an overdose in 2020 a 45% increase from the 878 deaths in 2019, according to the preliminary data. And because the data could still be updated, the actual number of deaths is likely higher. Kanawha County led the state with 207 drug overdose deaths up 33% from 2019. But in smaller counties, the increases were more substantial. ....
Ohio Valley ReSource This story was originally published by Mountain State Spotlight. For more stories from Mountain State Spotlight, visit West Virginia’s drug overdose crisis is getting worse. But instead of working on legislation to address root causes and increase access to treatment and overdose reversal medication, West Virginia lawmakers spent the session focused on bills that experts and advocates say will make things worse for some of the most vulnerable West Virginians. “People are hurting and there’s things we could be doing to help them,” said JoAnna Vance, a recovery coach and advocate for the West Virginia Recovery Advocacy Project. “But we spent the majority of our energy this legislative session fighting bad bills.” ....
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