'Haunted' Town Already Celebrating Spooky Season
Halloween is still several weeks away, but one West Virginia town is already celebrating the season.
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State Methadone Clinic Ban Faces Court Challenge
A federal judge declined Friday the state’s request to dismiss a lawsuit brought by West Virginia’s largest overdose prevention group, Solutions Oriented Addiction Response of West Virginia (SOAR.)
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsWVFF Begins Opioid Needs Assessment
The West Virginia First Foundation (WVFF) is launching a needs assessment study to determine the best places and ways to spend opioid settlement money.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsState Supreme Court Declines To Decide In Opioid Appeal
This is an evolving story and may be updated. The Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia has declined to answer whether the opioid epidemic in Cabell County and the city of Huntington ...
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsLawmakers Consider Shutdown of Methadone Clinics
Legislation to outlaw opioid treatment programs that distribute methadone without offering integrated care in West Virginia is making its way through the legislature.
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Lawmakers Weigh Limiting Opioid Treatment Centers, Plus Our Song Of The Week, This West Virginia Morning
On this West Virginia Morning, we look at a bill that would make opioid treatment centers in the state unlawful, and The David Mayfield Parade brings our Song of the Week.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsNew AG Official’s Work Informed By His Own Addiction Recovery
A new position in the state Attorney General's office aims to address treatment options for West Virginians struggling with substance use disorder and addiction.
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