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 […]
Tag: substance use disorder
March 6 letters to the editor
Newspaper critical of Trump but not Biden I read with interest the editorial “Russia wages war on more than Ukraine” (DP-02-26-22) and the obvious lies put forth […]
Save a Life Day Saturday in Mon County
Newsroom@DominionPost.com Sam Shawish used substances and got clean a few times, once for more than two years. But a little over a year ago, on Sept. 4, […]
Meeting them where they are
WVU Today About 90% of Americans who need treatment for a substance use disorder don’t get it. West Virginia University researchers have developed a program that allows […]
W.Va. pilot program focuses on treatment for pregnant, postpartum women
CHARLESTON — The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources, Bureau for Behavioral Health was awarded one of four grants under the State Pilot Grant Program […]
Health Right hopeful public sharps containers will be up soon
MORGANTOWN — In October of 2019, former Milan Puskar Health Right Peer Recovery Coach Dani Ludwig approached Morgantown City Council about the placement of sharps containers in […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
What is a harm reduction program? Where addiction meets compassion
We’ve been asked to talk about harm reduction programs. You may have seen the Rev. Zac Morton’s letter to the editor last Sunday or the WVU Today […]
