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📢WEIGH IN: What questions or concerns do you have about drug use in Virginia?

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Data shows Roanoke has some of the highest non-fatal overdose rates in the country per capita. The White House launched an opioid overdose tracker late last year with the hope that it can help address the issue.

This dashboard focuses entirely on opioids — the leading cause of drug deaths — but excludes cocaine, meth and other substances.

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Using the Hearken form below, let us know the concerns or questions you have about drug use in Virginia. Have you seen solutions that are working here or in other parts of the country that are helping?


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You can see Jenna weekday mornings at the anchor desk on WSLS 10 Today from 5-7 a.m. She also leads our monthly Solutionaries Series, where we highlight the creative thinkers and doers working to make the world a better place.