W.Va. Book Festival Announces Featured Authors For 2024
West Virginia’s annual book festival celebrating national and regional authors will come to the Charleston Coliseum and Convention Center this October.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsLocal harm reduction advocates celebrated the first anniversary of the installation of a Narcan vending machine in Charleston on Monday.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsA peer recovery support specialist at a Marshall-based recovery program has won the Cornerstone Award.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsAdvocates and recovery experts filled the capitol rotunda on Monday to educate lawmakers about substance use disorder.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsIn the mountains of Eastern Kentucky, jobs are scarce, and an opioid crisis continues to inflict pain throughout the region. But where many see hopelessness, Doug Naselroad, a master luthier from Hindman, Kentucky, sees an opportunity to help those in need.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsOn this West Virginia Week, we hear about some of the health challenges facing West Virginians — including lung disease, HIV/AIDS outbreaks and recovery.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsKim Holstein is the lead for the Quick Response Team — an organization with Boone County Health — that follows up with people who are struggling with addiction in the community. A cardiac arrest call was dispatched, but since Narcan was given, they will follow up within 48 hours to see if the individual will consider going to a substance use treatment center.
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