– Drug Companies Flooded W. Virginia with 780 Million Pain Pills amid Overdose Epidemic:
The distributors of the pain pills “knew what was going on.” They just “didn’t care.”
(NATURALSOCIETY) The United States is embroiled in a fierce battle against opioid abuse. In 2014, there was a 3.4-fold increase in the number of opioid overdose deaths in America. The state hit hardest by the opioid crisis is West Virginia, where drug companies pumped 782 million pain pills into the state over the last 6 years.
In 2015, West Virginia had the highest rate of opioid overdose deaths in the country. Since 1999, overdose deaths have quadrupled in the state.
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