by Faye Flam The damage from the opioid crisis extends beyond the harms of addiction and overdose. Some doctors say it also hurts people with chronic pain […]
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SOR program provides transportation for those seeking opioid treatment
MORGANTOWN — Mountain Line CEO Dave Bruffy said the transit authority didn’t initially know what to expect as a participant in the State Opioid Response Program, or […]
Biden picks ex-West Virginia health official as drug czar
President Joe Biden is nominating West Virginia’s former health commissioner as the nation’s top anti-drug official, tapping a doctor who served on the front lines of the […]
Treatment Offers Wave of Hope
WVU Today On the heels of the country’s deadliest year for drug overdoses, the West Virginia University Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute launched a first-in-the-world clinical trial to investigate […]
Attorney General Morrisey announces $10 million settlement with opioid industry consulting firm
MORGANTOWN – State Attorney General announced Thursday a $10 million settlement with a national marketing firm that helped opioid manufacturers fuel the opioid epidemic. Morrisey said in […]
