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Defense attorneys challenge witness who showed increase in W.Va. opioid prescriptions

By John Sammon | Wednesday, Apr 27, 2022 @ 2:07pm

CHARLESTON – Attorneys defending drug suppliers accused of creating an opioid epidemic in West Virginia sought to poke holes in the earlier testimony of an analyst called as an expert witness by the state whose numbers showed a dramatic increase in opioid prescriptions from the years 2007 to 2017.
Data analyst shows opioid prescriptions skyrocket in West Virginia, above national average

By John Sammon | Thursday, Apr 21, 2022 @ 3:13pm

CHARLESTON – An analytics analyst in a trial accusing suppliers of causing an opioid epidemic said the amount of prescriptions for pills in West Virginia increased dramatically between 1997 and 2017, with 2011 being the peak year.