Addiction Treatment

 Lesly-Marie Buer was living and working Colorado when she became interested in substance abuse treatment and harm reduction programs. Buer grew up in…

It’s been one year since the Paloma Crisis Stabilization & Detox Center opened in Martinsburg. The facility is the first of its kind in the Eastern…

A few weeks ago, community members  and physicians gathered for a town hall in Beckley, West Virginia. On the agenda? Whether a new psychiatric clinic…

State health officials say they have received federal approval to expand addiction treatment for West Virginians covered by Medicaid.The waiver from the…

The Ohio Valley’s addiction crisis has brought another health problem, as rising numbers of needle drug users are contracting a serious form of heart…

West Virginia lawmakers have voted to increase beds available at state-supported drug treatment facilities in response to the state's opioid addiction…

The Road To RecoveryOn a recent gray winter morning Tomas Green drove the rain slick streets of Ranson in West Virginia’s Eastern Panhandle. No matter the…

Programs that use medication to treat substance abuse are now more tightly regulated under West Virginia law.The law endorsed by Democratic Gov. Earl Ray…

Construction is underway for a new drug treatment center in southern West Virginia.WVVA-TV reports Open Minds Recovery Services is expected to open by…

The House of Delegates approved a bill that expands addiction treatment available in regional jails.House Bill 4176 would create a program for inmates in…