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Senior Scams Alerts The majority of our top scams are those which affect our aging population. Click here to sign up to receive our Senior Protection Scam Alerts and please visit our Senior Protection page for more information. Concealed Carry Reciprocity Check out our interactive map for state-by-state information about Concealed Handgun Licenses. Mobile Office Hours Our consumer protection advocates routinely visit communities across West Virginia to educate consumers on various topics and answer general questions about the office. Click here for time, date and location. Sign up for Email Scam Alerts Follow Us --     -- Highlights KIDS KICK OPIOIDS West Virginia Attorney General's Youth Opioid Awareness PSA Contest Winners 1st Place Runner Up The Attorney General’s Fight Against Substance Abuse The Office teamed up with the WVSSAC, West Virginia Board of Medicine and the West Virginia Physical Therapy Association, among other groups to tackle opioid use in high school athletics. Our Office partnered with the West Virginia Board of Pharmacy to launch cutting-edge technology to help prescribers and pharmacists reduce opioid overprescription. The Attorney General formed a partnership with U.S. Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II to prosecute drug trafficking across northern West Virginia. The Office, in collaboration with groups involved in the pharmaceutical supply chain, developed Best Practices Toolkit – suggested guidelines for prescribing and dispensing opioids - to curb the prescription pill epidemic in West Virginia. Find out all the ways our office is fighting against substance abuse in West Virginia. Sign up for Email Scam Alerts Sign up for Email Scam Alerts Follow Us Follow Us Attorney General’s Best Practices Initiative The first-of-its-kind initiative in West Virginia, aimed at eradicating prescription drug abuse by better equipping the state’s prescribers and pharmacists, has garnered broad support from stakeholders across the state and nation. Finalization of the best practices initiative continues the Attorney General’s push to reduce prescription of opioid medication as a first-line therapy option. These drugs, such as Lortab and Vicodin, have characteristics similar to heroin. The Attorney General’s plan provides recommendations to prescribers and pharmacists who prescribe or dispense opioid prescriptions across West Virginia. It is designed to reduce misuse, while preserving legitimate patient access to necessary treatment. Read the Attorney General’s best practices for prescribing opioid drugs at http://bit.ly/2bHACNH and dispensing opioid drugs at http://bit.ly/2biR9qz . Also, read letters of support from the following groups. American Medical Association American Osteopathic Association W.Va. State Medical Association W.Va. Osteopathic Medical Association W.Va. Board of Medicine W.Va. Board of Osteopathic Medicine W.Va. Society of Health System Pharmacists W.Va. Board of Dentistry W.Va. Board of Occupational Therapy W.Va. Board of Chiropractic W.Va. Board of Acupuncture W.Va. Board of Examiners in Counseling W.Va. Massage Therapy Licensure Board W.Va. Primary Care Association W.Va. Academy of Family Physicians W.Va. Society of Interventional Pain Physicians W.Va. Physical Therapy Association W.Va. Occupational Therapy Association W.Va. Association of Licensing Boards Family Medicine Foundation of West Virginia American College of Osteopathic Neurologists and Psychiatrists American Occupational Therapy Association American Massage Therapy Association International Association of Yoga Therapists American Meditation Society Marshall University School of Pharmacy W.Va Board of Examiners for Registered Professional Nurses W. Va School of Osteopathic Medicine W.Va. Nurses Association Contact Us | Site Map | AGO Web & FOIA Policies Privacy, Security and Accessibility | WV.gov | USA.gov | © 2018 West Virginia State Attorney General’s Office...