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Health & Science Trey Kay +, May. 15, 2026

Us & Them Encore: N’ganga Dimitri

Once on the margins of medicine, psychedelic drugs are now drawing renewed interest from the Trump administration as potential treatments for some substance addictions and certain mental health conditions. A new executive order aims to accelerate research and expand access to substances such as ibogaine, despite their known risks. On the latest episode of Us & Them, host Trey Kay revisits a long-explored question: can psychedelics safely help treat addiction and trauma in America?

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WVPB News Liz McCormick, Jun. 29, 2018

'Heroin(e)' Director's New Film Explores Recovery, Community

Academy Award-nominated director Elaine McMillion Sheldon’s newest film “Recovery Boys” is now available on Netflix. The film is a companion to Sheldon’s…

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Health & Science Trey Kay, Apr. 25, 2018

Us & Them - Heroin: N'ganga Dimitri

As the United States works through what the American Medical Association describes as “the worst drug addiction epidemic in its history,” we revisit the story of Dimitri. This former junkie was delivered from a 27-year heroin addiction by a controvers...

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Health & Science Trey Kay, Dec. 07, 2017

Us & Them: His Name's DJ

We revisit the story of “Steve,” a young New Hampshire man that we met back in the spring of 2016. In our episode called “The Changing Face of Heroin,” we…

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Health & Science Danielle Costello, Nov. 28, 2017

Can West Virginia Shift Its Attitude Toward the Opioid Crisis?

Shawna Hardy grew up in the early 80s “on the hill.” That’s how family referred to her Grandma Helen’s property, a quasi-farm situated atop a steep hill…

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WVPB News Associated Press, Nov. 01, 2017