 Right now at Appalachian Wireless, you can get the Samsung Galaxy S7 for just $99.99 and get a second one, free! Service agreement is required on both devices, serving you for the last 25 years with better service and bigger savings. At today's Appalachian Wireless. The state of West Virginia leads the nation in substance abuse and overdose deaths. Since 2009, an average of 600 West Virginians die each year due to a substance abuse related overdose. Today, Mingo County Circuit Court hosted an opening ceremony for its new adult drug court program. Southern West Virginia is struggling tremendously with opioids and heroin and the kinds of drugs that are affecting people's lives, people becoming addicted to those drugs and having little to look forward to in terms of hope or help and we believe our drug court here can provide that. Organizers of the program say most of the cases that go through the Mingo County Courthouse are drug related and this program will hopefully help lower that number. I would guess just about if not every person here has a loved one, a family member, a neighbor, a friend who is drug addicted and I think everybody knows and understands the importance of getting people the help that they need. Organizers were surprised by the amount of support they received during the opening ceremony. Our community has realized that we have to start here and now in order to get the substance abuse issues under control. Incarceration is not the answer for a substance abuser. Treatment, therapy, support, that's the answer. The Mingo County Adult Drug Court started gearing up in June and will officially kick off in the next couple weeks. The program will last at least one year and will have three phases to complete. Reporting in Williamson for EKB News, I'm Shelby Steele.