Newsroom@DominionPost.com Six sober living homes for individuals in recovery from substance use disorder have received state certification. West Virginia Sober Living has recovery homes in Monongalia and Kanawha counties, with […]
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Connected epidemics: HIV and opioids
WVU Today Long before COVID-19 entered the picture, West Virginia had been battling two other major public health crises: Opioids and HIV. Dr. Sally Hodder, a leading infectious disease expert […]
Local man gets dental work through Jobs & Hope program
Newsroom@DominionPost.com Heroin and other substance misuse made Brandon miserable to the point he knew he had to get help. “It made my life unmanageable,” said the Morgantown man, whose name […]
Donor-funded research position curbs disease associated with opioid epidemic
WVU Today As West Virginia became the epicenter of the nation’s opioid epidemic, donor dollars brought Dr. Judith Feinberg to the West Virginia University School of Medicine to expand research […]
Postcast 47 – November 27, 2020
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Liptrap named one of 15 fellows
Social worker aims to help foster families affected by SUD Newsroom@DominionPost.com As a counselor and social worker at Monongalia County Health Department whose primary focus is working with individuals with […]
Collaboration earns $1.35M grant to reduce impact of substance abuse
WVU Today McDowell County — in the southern coalfields of West Virginia — is the second-most at-risk in the nation for an HIV outbreak related to drug injection. Neighboring Wyoming […]
QRT adds new social worker to its ranks
Individuals with substance use disorder and others affected by it will be able to seek an assessment for free counseling, thanks to a grant received by the Monongalia County Quick […]
Virtual support meetings for NA
TO GET HELP: To find an online recovery meeting, go to zoom.NAstuff.com,intherooms.com orAAonline.org.If you are struggling and need help, the Monongalia County Quick Response offers assistance via face-to-face video chats […]
