West Virginia Has Highest Rate of Fatal Overdoses

West Virginia has highest rate of fatal overdoses
Nationwide, the report says, prescription drug overdose deaths now outnumber those from heroin and cocaine combined. And in 29 states, including … The report also says only 1 in 10 Americans with a drug problem receives treatment. The trust says some … Read more on Fox News

Campaign begins to end prescription drug abuse
Meanwhile, prescription drug-related deaths have tripled in the last decade – with nearly 17,000 in the U.S. in 2010 – and now outnumber those from heroin and cocaine combined, according to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. A 2011 … Read more on Buffalo News