Virginia recently achieved a 44% year-over-year drop in fentanyl-related overdose deaths — among the most significant declines nationally —and a 46% decrease from its peak in 2021.

Todd Pillion
State Sen. Todd Pillion, R-Washington County, is chairman of Virginia’s Opioid Abatement Authority
Pillion challenges Lee County graduates: ‘Be the generation that shatters stereotypes’
He tells graduates at two Lee County high schools: “Be the generation that defies the odds that others have defined.”
Welcome, Appalachian Regional Commission
The commission meets next week in Southwest Virginia; this is an exciting time to visit.