Today, Obama also will announce commitments from more than 40 health care groups -- including the American Medical Association and the American Nurses Association -- to help make treatment more available and to train more doctors in properly prescribing opioids. There also are new agreements with media companies, including CBS, ABC and Google, to provide millions of dollars in free ad space for public service announcements about prescription drug abuse.
West Virginia is one of only 10 states that already require additional training for doctors and nurses who prescribe opioid painkillers.
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