W.Va. Photographer Joins Team USA For International Competition
A Charleston-based photographer is in Iceland this week taking part in the 2026 World Photographic Cup international photography competition.
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Opioid Settlement Foundation Commits $20 Million To New Program
The organization responsible for West Virginia’s opioid settlement money committed $20 million to an outcomes-based addiction recovery project.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsStates Lack Standards for Treating Opioid Dependent Pregnant Women -- Experts Say That's Ok
If you ask state departments, “Are there standards of care that allfacilities treating opioid-dependent pregnant women have to follow?” The short answer…
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsWV Lawfirm Files Class Action Suit Against Purdue Pharma, Others, on Behalf of NAS Babies
A Charleston-based law firm has filed a class action suit against 21 medical companies, including the opioid manufacturer Purdue Pharma to sue for damages…
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsWV Medicaid Now Covering Treatment for Opioid Dependent Babies
West Virginia will be the first state in the nation to allow Medicaid to fund treatment for newborns exposed to opioids in the womb.When their exposure to…
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Congressman Evan Jenkins Holds Charleston Roundtable to Talk Addiction with Local Experts
U.S. Congressman Evan Jenkins visited Thomas Memorial Hospital in South Charleston today to hold a roundtable with local experts about how best to address…
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsAppalachian Clinics Shaping How Best to Treat Pregnant Women who are Addicted to Opioids
A young mom – we’ll call her Patient A – is sitting on a couch holding her infant son at Karen’s Place, the newest in-patient treatment program for…
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