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On this episode, host Kathy Mattea welcomes Sarah Jarosz, Missy Raines & Allegheny, Jill Andrews, Andrina Turenne, and Chinobay.
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Us & Them: What We Hide — Examining The Collateral Damage Of Addiction
West Virginia is seeing a dramatic decline in overdose deaths, but addiction’s consequences can be complex. On a new episode of Us & Them, Trey Kay explores what addiction can leave behind for children and families through the film “What We Hide” and a conversation with addiction and mental health professionals.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsParental Addiction's Impact On Trust, This West Virginia Morning
West Virginia has been at the center of America's opioid epidemic and overdose death toll. While recent reports show the state’s overdose deaths have fallen by nearly 38%, addiction remains the most common reason for West Virginia children to be taken from their families. In the next episode of Us & Them, host Trey Kay attends a WVU training symposium, including a screening of the recent film "What We Hide," and hears from professionals who work with people affected by addiction.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsWildlife Rabies Vaccines To Be Distributed Across West Virginia
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will be airdropping more than 300,000 oral rabies vaccines in 16 counties of West Virginia to inoculate wildlife against the virus.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsBlack Lung Disease At Its Highest In 50 Years, This West Virginia Morning
Federal health researchers at the CDC have a new report about black lung disease among the most experienced coal miners in Appalachia. They are suffering from the incurable disease at the highest rates in nearly half a century.
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Appalachia's Black Lung Rates Highest In Nearly 50 Years As Miners' Protections Stall
Rates are now as bad as the 1970s, with thousands of miners sick and dying. Mining experts blame toxic silica dust, now more common in mines.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsW.Va. Confirms Measles Case In Barbour County
For the first time in more than two years, a case of measles has been confirmed in West Virginia.
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