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Trial Against Opioid Distributors Set To Begin In W.Va.
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A trial is set to start in a lawsuit filed in West Virginia accusing three drug distributors of fueling a local opioid epidemic with excessively large… Read More
Parent Support Group
The Athens County Prosecutor’s Office will host a Parent Support Group for parents who have experienced a child suffering from addiction. Questions may be directed to Becky Filar at (740)592-3208.
Back To The Garden: How Green Thumbs Help With Addiction Recovery
Meredith Jensen is doing some gardening on a sunny day in a secluded part of Athens, Ohio. “I’m working on our pollinator garden beds,” she said. “Which are a bunch… Read More
Opioid Emergency: How Trump’s Plan Will — And Won’t — Help The Ohio Valley
As bad as the opioid epidemic is across the nation, it is even worse here in the Ohio Valley. Kentucky, Ohio and West Virginia collectively have a rate of opioid-related… Read More
Trumps Cite Ohio Valley Experience In Opioid Emergency Plan
President Donald Trump outlined on Thursday his long-awaited plan to address the opioid crisis as a national public health emergency. Part of that plan was based on experiences in the Ohio Valley… Read More