840+
opioid deaths
annually in WV.
54
out of every 1000 children in WV impacted by opioids.
605%
increase in opioid overdose death rate in West Virginia vs the national average.
40,000+
WV households educated in 2020 by WVDII.
Murphy Media and WVDII Win Gold Telly for Medication Safety.
Generation RX
The WV DII, in collaboration with the University of Charleston, has partnered with both Kanawha and Putnam County Schools to implement and deliver a prescription abuse prevention initiative using Generation Rx.
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