Here's What West Virginia Is Doing To Address The Opioid Crisis
There were 887 opioid overdose deaths in West Virginia in 2016. The state's health commissioner examined the circumstances behind every one of them.
West Virginia Health Commissioner Dr. Rahul Gupta examined the circumstances behind every one of the 887 opioid overdose deaths in his state in 2016, in order to get to the bottom of what remains the nation’s highest state opioid overdose death rate.
Gupta (@DrGuptaMD) tells Here & Now‘s Robin Young the intensity of the crisis in his state highlights the failure of the health care system to prevent the epidemic from getting so out of control.
“There are missed opportunities within our systems, and sometimes we may get a single opportunity when somebody comes to visit a physician or another provider in a clinic to get help,”
