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.
NEWS & EVENTS.
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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