A Regional Problem

The number of fatalities from drugs -- including oxycodone and methadone -- has increased dramatically over the past 10 years in western Virginia.

SOURCE: Virginia Department of Health, chief medical examiner | GRAPHIC: The Washington Post - January 13, 2008

This Story A Dark Addiction Article \| TAZEWELL COUNTY, Va. The crowd is gathering early in the dirt parking lot outside the Clinch Valley Treatment Center, the only methadone clinic within 80 miles. Third in line, Jeff Trapp smokes Winstons in his pickup, watching the cars turn off the highway and settle behind him, tires crunching ... Interactive: In Mining Country, Drugs Cut a Swath A Regional Problem		TOOLBOX E-Mail This Save/Share + Digg Facebook Reddit Twitter myspace SOURCE: Virginia Department of Health, chief medical examiner \| GRAPHIC: The Washington Post - January 13, 2008 ¬es=The number of fatalities from drugs -- including oxycodone and methadone -- has increased dramatically over the past 10 years in western Virginia." onclick="if ( typeof otto != 'undefined' ) { }" onmouseover="changebg2('delicious')" onmouseout="resetbg2('delicious')" target="new">del.icio.us SOURCE: Virginia Department of Health, chief medical examiner \| GRAPHIC: The Washington Post - January 13, 2008 \'),\'newstrust\'+(new Date()).getMilliseconds(),\'dependent=no,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes,alwaysRaised=yes,status=yes,directories=yes,location=yes,menubar=yes,toolbar=yes,width=430,height=750,modal=no\'));ntw.focus();'" onclick="if ( typeof otto != 'undefined' ) { }" onmouseover="changebg2('newstrust')" onmouseout="resetbg2('newstrust')">NewsTrust Stumble It! COMMENT 0 Comments Your browser's settings may be preventing you from commenting on and viewing comments about this item. See instructions for fixing the problem. Discussion Policy CLOSE Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from the site. Additionally, entries that are unsigned or contain "signatures" by someone other than the actual author will be removed. Finally, we will take steps to block users who violate any of our posting standards, terms of use or privacy policies or any other policies governing this site. Please review the full rules governing commentaries and discussions. You are fully responsible for the content that you post. Who's Blogging » Links to this graphic
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