West Virginia is not only the state with the largest opioid use and highest amount of opioid overdoses in the United States, but is also the state with the worst economy according to the GDP. In 2017 West Virginia's GDP was $67.8 billion and its 5 year GDP annual growth rate was only +0.5% which is very small compared to the rest of the country. The state's population is also shrinking the fastest in the United States. Is West Virginia's bad economy related to the states pain with opioid abuse?
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