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FindTreatment.gov is the federal website set up to help people search for and find addiction treatment options in their communities. Photo: Kristen Uppercue/100 Days in Appalachia

The Federal Website That’s Supposed to Help ‘Find Treatment’ Needs Work, Experts Say

Recovery Stories

June 14, 2022

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People walk among U.S. flags with the U.S. Capitol in the background, Sunday, March 15, 2020, in Washington. Photo: Jacquelyn Martin/AP Photo

Why the Gun Safety Bill that Congress Might Pass Won’t Affect West Virginians

Guns in Appalachia

June 7, 2022

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A postcard image of Mount Zion Baptist Church, dated around 1909. COURTESY: Mount Zion Baptist Church Preservation Society

In SE Ohio, Community Reflects on Black History Preservation, Its Importance to Democracy

Black Appalachia

byLaura Harbert Allen

May 17, 2022

5 minute read

Review: ‘Another Appalachia: Coming Up Queer and Indian in a Mountain Place’

Queer Appalachia

bySkylar Baker-Jordan

March 31, 2022

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A prescription for disaster?

Ex-DEA Official Blames Congress, but His Own Agency Blessed Opioid Boom

The Washington Post and 60 Minutes released an explosive report detailing how Congress hobbled the Drug Enforcement Administration’s…

October 24, 2017