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The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration has awarded a more than $1.4 million dollar grant to bolster a peer recovery network in the Roanoke Valley.
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Virginia continues to see high numbers of people who are dying as a result of drug overdoses, but treatment options for those seeking help are in short supply in many communities. Some health workers are working to get more patients in emergency rooms into addiction treatment.
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Finding a path to recovery can take some people months, even years, in areas without enough addiction treatment options. In many rural regions, like in southwest Virginia, there’s a shortage of needed resources to help people get treatment. This is the story of one woman in the New River Valley who’s been sober for nearly four years, and now works as a peer recovery specialist.
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There’s new evidence today that alcoholism is a disease, and at Virginia Commonwealth University, one professor of medicine says treatment could involve a…
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On the campaign trail, Virginia’s Republican candidate for Governor is talking about how to save taxpayer money, while also tackling the opioid…