In Numbers
Editor’s Note: These numbers were last updated in March 2019. For more information,
visit www.drugabuse.gov/opioid-summaries-by-state/west-virginia-opioid-summary.
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In 2017, the rate of drug overdose deaths involving opioids in West Virginia
was 49.6 per 100,000 people.
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By comparison, the national rate in 2017 was 14.6 deaths
per 100,000 people.
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Between 2014-2017, deaths involving heroin also increased significantly,
from 163 to 244 .
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In that same three-year period, prescription opioid-involved deaths
decreased by 20% from 383 to 304 .
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In 2017, West Virginia providers wrote 81.3 opioid prescriptions for every
100 persons compared to the average U.S. rate of 58.7 prescriptions.
Source: National Institute of Drug Abuse
According to Mullins, the latest estimates
for the number of individuals who can live
in recovery residences at any one time in
West Virginia exceeds 1,800.
One example is Recovery Point, which
offers long-term residential recovery
programs. With locations in Bluefield,
Charleston, Huntington and Parkersburg,
its services include peer recovery support,
individual counseling, mental health and
substance use disorder assessments, case
management and group therapy services.
“Our clients are a combination of people
from off the streets and those who are
court ordered,” says Jones. “Potential
clients can show willingness by being
placed on our waiting list and calling daily
to check their status or bed availability.
Those coming from the criminal justice
system have a structured intake process
that involves detailed communication
and scheduling with court-appointed
attorneys, prosecutors, judges, probation
and parole officers and others. We also
accept referrals from other treatment
and recovery providers who have clients
who might be a fit for our specific type
of programming.”
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To receive treatment for substance
use disorder, patients are encouraged
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