Berkeley Springs Film Festival Showcases Cinema
The Berkeley Springs Film Festival is showcasing both local projects and international movies in the Eastern Panhandle this weekend.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsThe newly formed West Virginia First Foundation will distribute settlement funds from lawsuits against opioid makers and distributors.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsControlling fentanyl and reducing overdose deaths are expected to be a big part of President Biden’s State of the Union address according to Dr. Rahul Gupta, the former state health officer for West Virginia and now the director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsOn Tuesday, the House of Delegates committee on the Prevention & Treatment of Substance Abuse heard that addiction continues to claim thousands of lives each year, but a bill that would have set up a pilot recovery program in Cabell County died in committee.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsNaloxone clinics are coming to the Eastern Panhandle to help educate locals on what to do in case of an opioid overdose.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsThe holidays can be a difficult time for many people, including those in recovery from substance misuse.Monongalia County Health Department Threat Preparedness specialist Joe Klass sat down with reporter Chris Schulz to remind listeners of the accessibility and usefulness of the overdose-reversing drug naloxone.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsAttorney General Patrick Morrisey is renewing a request that Congress classify fentanyl as a “weapon of mass destruction” as part of his battle for tougher legislation against the opioid epidemic.
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