We made this graphic as part of our story on President Trump’s plan to combine a key agency in the fight against fatal drug overdoses, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, into a new Administration for a Healthy America, part of his effort to streamline government.
Communities and local nonprofits are bracing for the impact, and we spoke with SOAR WV about their contributions to the fight against overdoses and how this move could impact them.
It’s remarkable how much worse off S. WV is than the North. I work with a few non-profits who try to help people live a „sober“ life and they do a pretty good job, but they focus in the Morgantown area. I’m assuming the grey counties didn’t have available information? They are the more rural counties.
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We made this graphic as part of our story on President Trump’s plan to combine a key agency in the fight against fatal drug overdoses, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, into a new Administration for a Healthy America, part of his effort to streamline government.
Communities and local nonprofits are bracing for the impact, and we spoke with SOAR WV about their contributions to the fight against overdoses and how this move could impact them.
You can read the full story [here](https://news.bloomberglaw.com/bloomberg-government-news/drug-deaths-plunged-trump-wants-to-cut-funds-cited-for-the-drop?utm_source=reddit.com&utm_medium=bgov).
-Abbey
It’s remarkable how much worse off S. WV is than the North. I work with a few non-profits who try to help people live a „sober“ life and they do a pretty good job, but they focus in the Morgantown area. I’m assuming the grey counties didn’t have available information? They are the more rural counties.
[Bernie Sanders visits West Virginia](https://youtu.be/RP8Oxe6OxJc?si=hIiopS6TXYC2ubbE) is a good video to watch to learn about this region. They touch on the drug overdose epidemic.
What’s going on in McDowell County?
Edit: (from Wikipedia) As of the 2020 census, the population was 19,111,[3] and was estimated to be 17,147 in 2024.[4]
There’s a documentary on this called Oxyana: [https://youtu.be/X5xAu1csU_c](https://youtu.be/X5xAu1csU_c)