West Virginia opioid crisis News

Board Overseeing West Virginia’s $1B Opioid Fund Adds State Health Officer

West Virginia`s state health officer was selected Wednesday to represent one of the hardest-hit regions of the state for drug overdoses on the board of a private foundation that will be distributing the majority of the state`s more than $1 …

Walmart, CVS Agree to Settle West Virginia Opioid Suit for $147 Million

Walmart and CVS Pharmacy have settled with the state of West Virginia for a combined total of $147 million in a lawsuit over the companies’ roles in contributing to the oversupply of prescription drugs that fueled the opioid epidemic in …