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These Rural First Responders Are Fighting More Than a Global Pandemic
As the global COVID-19 pandemic spread into rural communities earlier this year, states like West Virginia watched the…
Even as Opioids Ravaged Western N.C., Folks Say Meth Never Went Away
While the current conversation surrounding drug use is dominated by opioids, residents in North Carolina’s Appalachians say meth…
HIV Infection “Clusters” Put Focus On Harm Reduction Programs
This article was originally published by Ohio Valley ReSource. Health officials in Huntington, West Virginia, say a cluster of…
Unseen Impacts: Overdose Deaths Created a Shortage of Autopsy, Transportation Resources in W.Va.
Opioid-related overdose deaths have doubled in recent years in West Virginia, according to the West Virginia Department of Health…
After Years of Struggling with Opioids, This W.Va. Town Is Facing a Not-So-New Epidemic: Meth
Charles Glover doesn’t mince words when assessing Clarksburg, West Virginia, the town where he was raised and still…
How Many Americans Really Misuse Opioids? Why Scientists Still Aren’t Sure
With rates of prescription opioid use disorder and opioid-involved overdose deaths on the rise, the U.S. opioid crisis…