Lawmakers Weigh Limiting Opioid Treatment Centers, Plus Our Song Of The Week, This West Virginia Morning

On this West Virginia Morning, Senate Bill 204 would make render opioid treatment centers across the state unlawful. These centers provide medications like buprenorphine, methadone and naltrexone to treat opioid use disorder. For The Legislature Today, Assistant News Director Maria Young traveled to the State Capitol to speak with Sen. Eric Tarr, R-Putnam, and Sen. Mike Woelfel, D-Cabell, about the policy proposal.

Also in this episode, this week’s premiere broadcast of Mountain Stage kicks off a new spring season of live music. This week’s episode was recorded in December at the Culture Center Theater in Charleston, W.Va. “Face Your Life,” performed by The David Mayfield Parade, is our Song of the Week.

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West Virginia Morning is produced with help from Bill Lynch, Briana Heaney, Chris Schulz, Curtis Tate, Emily Rice, Eric Douglas, Jack Walker, Maria Young and Randy Yohe.

Eric Douglas is our news director. Teresa Wills is our host. Maria Young produced this episode.

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