As the 2024 legislative session opens today, there are certain words already on lawmakers’ lips: drugs, addiction, substance abuse, fentanyl. And one more: punishment. Over the last few years, as West Virginia has tried to wrangle an out-of-control drug crisis, lawmakers have talked a ...
by Hannah Sward When I was on meth, I was busy. Very busy. There was gardening to do, color-coding the closet, taking apart doorknobs, trying to put doorknobs back together and trips to Home Depot at 3 a.m. to look at light fixtures and nails. I had things to do, and whatever I was ...
There are many stigmas around addiction. The most harmful one, though, may be that addiction is a moral failure. That succumbing to the siren’s call of drugs or alcohol is a testament to one’s character. That being an addict makes you a bad person. But people with substance use ...
The criminal justice system can be difficult to navigate. Even when help may be available, it can be difficult to find and can take months to see results. When coupled with finding help for substance abuse disorders, finding help might feel impossible to some. A new ...
Mike Cole was gentle as he adjusted the photograph. Tender, even. Like a dad with a newborn. It was a smiling candid of his daughter, Lauren Cole, on the day she was awarded her diploma in social work from WVU, sized up to fit the frame, which was among many in that gallery of her on ...
[spreaker type=player resource="episode_id=45714514" width="100%" height="200px" theme="light" playlist="false" playlist-continuous="false" autoplay="false" live-autoplay="false" chapters-image="true" episode-image-position="right" hide-logo="false" hide-likes="false" hide-comments="false" ...