Drug Addiction

More than 107,000 Americans died of drug overdoses last year, setting another tragic record in the nation's escalating overdose epidemic, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimated Wednesday.

Over the last few years, West Virginia lawmakers have passed dozens of bills, creating policy and changing existing code, in an effort to respond to the…

This week on Inside Appalachia, we’ll look at how our history is intertwined with our future. We’ll hear from coal miners and children about how they are…

Charles Glover doesn’t mince words when assessing Clarksburg, West Virginia, the town where he was raised and still lives today.“It’s not Clarksburg…

A Hepatitis A outbreak growing in the Louisville area since last summer reached a new peak recently with a travel advisory from Indiana health officials.…

U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams threw his support behind syringe exchange services as an important tool to address the Ohio Valley’s high risk of…

A new task force will track health care crimes in West Virginia.U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia Bill Powell announced the task…

Greg Lee, Kentucky’s HIV/AIDS educator, starts the town hall on a somber note.“How many people in this room know someone who has died of an overdose…

Dr. Michael Brumage resigned today as director of the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources’ Office of Drug Control Policy after less…

West Virginia's U.S. senators say Marshall University and West Virginia University will get federal grants to support clinical internships and field…