WVU helps those with SUD in the southern part of state
WVU Today For the past decade, hope has been in short supply for many southern West Virginians. The Mountain State has led the nation in drug overdoses, with southern counties faring even worse. Raging floodwaters in June 2016 left many without homes. And less than four years later, the COVID-19 global pandemic triggered isolation and job loss in an already economically-strapped rural region. “That type of devastation causes long-term effects,” said April Vestal, director of West Virginia University Institute for Community and Rural Health. But Vestal and her team are hoping ...
