How State and Local Governments Can Turn Opioid Settlement Dollars Into Real Prevention
The overdose crisis in America is far from over. While drug overdose deaths have declined for three consecutive years — falling to roughly 70,000 in 2025, the uncomfortable truth is the majority of misused prescription drugs don’t come from a dealer on a street corner. They come from a medicine cabinet. A nightstand. A kitchen […]
COALITIONS, LOCAL GOVERNMENTS PARTNER TO ADDRESS OPIOID CRISIS IN WEST VIRGINIA WITH AT-HOME DRUG DEACTIVATION AND DISPOSAL RESOURCES
Challenge WEST VIRGINIA IS ONE OF THE STATES HARDEST HIT BY THE OPIOID EPIDEMIC Since 2014, West Virginia has had one of the highest drug overdose fatality rates in the country. Efforts to address prescribing rates and the socioeconomic factors fueling the crisis resulted in a slight decrease in overdose deaths in recent years, but […]