The state of Oklahoma recently won a lawsuit against Johnson and Johnson, arguing the company helped fuel the state's drug problem. The state will receive $572 million as part of the settlement. Now, West Virginia Congressman David McKinley is trying to find ways for West Virginia to get some compensation after the state has been hit hard with opioid addiction. To read more click here
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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced that West Virginia will receive $28,027,511 as part of its State Opioid Response grants program. The funds will be used for prevention and treatment efforts throughout the state. “Over the last several years we’ve heard constantly from medical professionals, law enforcement and others on the front lines of this crisis that we need more resources for treatment and prevention,” U.S. Rep. David B. McKinley said. To read more click here
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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced today that West Virginia would receive $28,027,511 as part of its State Opioid Response grants program. The funds will be used for prevention and treatment efforts in communities throughout the Mountain State. "Over the last several years we've heard constantly from medical professionals, law enforcement, and others on the front lines of this crisis that we need more resources for treatment and prevention,” Rep. David B. McKinley s...
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Rep. David McKinley, R-W.Va, said he is moving on from writing “strongly worded letters” to government agencies and is now working on legislation to address the opioid epidemic by expanding access to non-opioid pain management. “We’ve been writing letters. … Sometimes strongly worded letters don’t go anywhere. We’ve got to find something that’s more action-oriented,” McKinley said. The congressman met Wednesday with administrators and health-care providers at United Hospital Center for a roundt...
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — West Virginia will receive more than $9 million in federal funding to help address the opioid crisis. The recently announced funds will be used for prevention and treatment efforts in communities in the First District. “We can’t solve this problem overnight, but this funding will help West Virginia respond to this crisis. We must do everything possible to help people in need to recover and stop the flood of opioids and other drugs into our communities,” Rep. McKinley said. “Th...
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Representatives David B. McKinley P.E. (R-W.Va.) and Debbie Dingell (D- Mich.) introduced the Block, Report and Suspend Suspicious Shipments Act (H.R. 3878) which will require drug manufacturers, distributors and other Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) registrants to not only report but halt suspicious orders. Currently, under the Controlled Substances Act drug manufacturers, and distributors are only required to report suspicious orders of opioids to the DEA. ...
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A West Virginia Republican in the U.S. House of Representatives introduced a bill Tuesday to clarify requirements that drug distributors report suspicious orders of controlled substances to law enforcement and block those orders. U.S. Rep. David McKinley and Rep. Debbie Dingell, D-Mich., introduced the ‘‘Block, Report, And Suspend Suspicious Shipments Act of 2019.” Under current law, drug manufacturers, distributors and pharmacies are required to report orders that appear to be suspicious (by s...
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U.S. Rep. David McKinley, R-W.Va., was a cosponsor on a bill introduced to the House of Representatives Tuesday aimed at curbing suspicious orders of drugs. House Resolution 3878, called the Block, Report and Suspend Suspicious Shipments Act, was also sponsored by Michigan Democrat Debbie Dingell, according to a release from McKinley's office. To read more click here
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Representative David McKinley (R-W.Va.) joined Axios Health Care Editor Sam Baker at Axios' "Future of Pain Management" event to talk about the opioid epidemic and the future of pain management including policy changes, investment in new research, and expanded access to non-opioid choices. “I think everyone has to understand, 215 people died yesterday from substance abuse, 215 people will died today, and 215 people are going to die tomorrow. In my state of West Virginia, ...
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