Addiction Recovery

Mental Health Crisis Response And Mountain Valley Pipeline, Inside Appalachia

This week, people with mental health challenges or substance use disorder often end up in jail. But crisis response teams offer another way. Also, one year after the Mountain Valley Pipeline went into service, people who live directly in the pipeline’s path have received compensation. But not everyone. And, the Sacred Harp songbook gets an update for the first time since the early 1990s.

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With $8.7M Distributed, Inaugural Opioid Settlement Grant Distribution Halfway Done

At a board of directors meeting Monday, the West Virginia First Foundation provided updates on grant funding distribution to community groups that address addiction.

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‘If I Had It To Lose, I Lost It,’ Gambler Discusses Recovery

Gambling is a growing industry with increases in online gambling at the forefront. But with that comes problems. Problem gamblers are always chasing the high of winning. According to a problem gambler who is in recovery, gambling addiction is the same as any other addiction.

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