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W.Va. group aims to fight drug abuse
A new commission will help dole out $4 million in funds won from the maker of OxyContin in a statewide effort to combat drug abuse.
Gov. Joe Manchin announced Thursday that the West Virginia Partnership to Promote Community Well-Being will also serve as the state’s Strategic Drug Plan Commission.
The commission will advise Manchin on distributing money won by helping the federal government investigate OxyContin.
The money will be used for a statewide media campaign about prescription drugs, four juvenile drug courts, and early intervention programs for drug users, among other uses.
The funding comes from $44.1 million won by the state as part of $634.5 million in fines paid by Purdue Pharma and three current and former executives.
