by Kelly A. O’Connor Kudos to John Oliver and HBO’s “Last Week Tonight” for their coverage of the opioid crisis and the resultant settlement. Many states are […]
Tag: opioid crisis
Guest essay: McKinsey & Company profits at the expense of W.Va.
by Sean Hornbuckle The opioid epidemic ravaged the state of West Virginia. The death rate in West Virginia from opioid overdoses far outstripped the rest of the […]
Bids taken for opioid settlement duties
The West Virginia First Foundation, which is responsible for guiding how the state uses money from opioid litigation settlements, has awarded some of the contracts to support […]
Preston BOE votes to opt back in opioid settlement
KINGWOOD — Members of the Preston County Board of Education voted to opt back into the McKinsey & Company LLC opioid settlement. The decision was made after […]
BOE votes to retain legal representatives in opioid lawsuit, become plaintiff
KINGWOOD — Members of the Preston County Board of Education voted unanimously to retain Bailey & Glasser LLP to represent Preston County Schools in the opioid class […]
You can’t stop fentanyl
Fentanyl has killed more Americans than the wars in Vietnam, Iraq and Afghanistan combined. And lined up behind it are still more vicious street drugs. The Justice […]
One overlooked way to fight opioid deaths: Give people something to do
by Kathryn J. Edin, H. Luke Shaefer and Timothy J. Nelson Across the country, communities are struggling to respond to the opioid crisis, some with broader access […]
Sikora: ‘Can’t be convinced’ opioid foundation selection process was fair
MORGANTOWN — Now that the process has played out and Jonathan Board has been selected to represent Region 4 on the West Virginia First Foundation, Monongalia County […]
Dr. Rahul Gupta comes to WVU to highlight addiction crisis, research and prevention work
MORGANTOWN – Dr. Rahul Gupta returned to West Virginia on Thursday for a series of events addressing the state’s and the nation’s overdose epidemic. He came to […]
Gov signs bill creating structure for opioid settlement spending
After a bill signing by Gov. Jim Justice, West Virginia state law now reflects a structure for determining how state and local governments will work together to […]
