In the Appalachian mountains of Southern West Virginia, the once thriving coal-mining town of Oceana was ravaged by the spread of prescription painkiller Oxycontin. As the coal industry declined, a black market for the drug emerged, accompanied by prostitution, theft, and murder. The town earned the nickname Oxyana, and its residents struggled with abuse, addiction, and overdoses.
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The devastating opioid crisis is ravaging rural America, leaving a path of devastation and hopelessness in its aftermath.
