West Virginia County Reports More Than 100 Overdoses In 6-Month Span

PRINCETON, W.Va. (AP) – Social workers are providing a deep look into opioid addiction in a West Virginia county.
They say some people with addiction relapse as many as seven times before getting clean.
The Bluefield Daily Telegraph reports that Mercer County had 144 overdoses including four deaths through June of this year.
The Southern Highlands Community Mental Health Center presented its report on the situation to the county commission on Tuesday. Southern Highlands CEO Lisa Jones says