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  Lawsuit says jail staff ignored man's alcohol withdrawal symptoms, led to his death

  By Chris Dickerson | Thursday, May 26, 2022 @ 6:40pm

  CHARLESTON – The estate of a former inmate says obvious signs of alcohol withdrawal were ignored by jail staffers leading to the man’s death.

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  Overdose data shows growing trends of opioid-related drug poisonings

  By Brittany Hively | Thursday, Jun 10, 2021 @ 10:47pm

  CHARLESTON – An expert epidemio​​​​logist who analyzed Cabell County and West Virginia overdose data to show opioid trends in death rates soared from 2001 to 2017.

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