Expert: Volume of opioids in West Virginia 'shocking'

Charleston Gazette-Mail | By Lacie Pierson

Apr 21, 2022

In addition to leading the nation with how many opioid pills were distributed throughout West Virginia, the Mountain State also was home to 12 of the top 50 doctors in the country when it came to prescribing opioids near the turn of the century…

The state relied on data and charts compiled by Lacey Keller, co-founding analyst for Denver-based MK Analytics, whose testimony took up almost the entirety of the 14th day of an ongoing opioid trial…

She focuses on data for lawsuits involving prescription opioids and is familiar with the influx of opioid medications in the state.

“I’ve done numerous reports and dozens of depositions across the country,” Keller said. “West Virginia is always shocking in the volumes that I see.”

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