A nationally certified school psychologist is joining the GameChanger team. Kim Legg will serve as director of prevention for the program, designed to blot the stain of substance abuse in […]
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Addiction is not a moral failure
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 […]
Capito comments on infrastructure bill, drug overdose deaths, during talk with W.Va. press
MORGANTOWN – Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., Zoomed with members of the West Virginia press Thursday and much of the conversation focused on the passage and signing of the bipartisan […]
COVID survivor shares testimonial during governor’s press briefing
MORGANTOWN — Gov. Jim Justice broke with routine to open his press briefing Monday morning, preempting the regular reading of the latest COVID deaths with two other pieces of business. […]
Mon County QRT seeks volunteers, donations for Save a Life Day
Newsroom@DominionPost.com Members of the Monongalia County Quick Response Team will be out in force for Save a Life Day Sept. 25, to teach naloxone administration to anyone interested in learning […]
Saving Grace Support Group helps families impacted by the opioid crisis
Saving Grace is a local support group created to help grandparents, kinship, foster parents and adopted families who are raising grandkids or have adopted children due to the opioid crisis. […]
Grant aims to reduce overdose deaths
WVU Today Patients with substance use disorder will be able to better connect with emergency department-initiated treatment programs at participating hospitals throughout the state, thanks to a partnership between West […]
Man sentenced to prison; rehab an option
A man who shot a .22 at someone on Westover’s East Street in June 2020 will go to prison until his attorney can find him a bed at a long-term […]
Safely dispose of prescription drugs
Saturday is National Prescription Drug Take Back Day. This is an opportunity to safely get rid of expired or unneeded prescription medications. Drug Take Back Days are generally focused on […]
U.S. Attorney’s Office teams up with law enforcement and other community partners to recognize overdose victims
Newsroom@DominionPost.com WHEELING — Monongalia County Health Department is one of five cities in the Northern District of West Virginia to observe National Crime Victims’ Rights Week by placing 50 purple […]
