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CHARLESTON – The program director for Huntingtons Quick Response Team and Cabell EMS employee testified during the first federal trial against the “Big Three” opioid distributors over their role in the drug crisis that Cabell County does have data tying prescription drug use to illegal drug use, and to an "overwhelming" impact of the drug crisis on the community and first responders. Meanwhile, the drug distributors – McKesson, AmerisourceBergen and Cardinal Health – sought to put the...

Today Partly cloudy skies this evening. Increasing clouds with periods of showers late. Areas of patchy fog. Low 63F. Winds light and variable. Chance of rain 40%.. Tonight Partly cloudy skies this evening. Increasing clouds with periods of showers late. Areas of patchy fog. Low 63F. Winds light and variable. Chance of rain 40%. Updated: May 26, 2021 @ 10:34 pm

Today A stray shower or thunderstorm is possible early. Cloudy skies this evening will become partly cloudy after midnight. Low 63F. Winds W at 5 to 10 mph.. Tonight A stray shower or thunderstorm is possible early. Cloudy skies this evening will become partly cloudy after midnight. Low 63F. Winds W at 5 to 10 mph. Updated: May 26, 2021 @ 8:30 pm

Today A mix of clouds and sun this morning followed by increasing clouds with showers developing this afternoon. High 87F. Winds WSW at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 50%.. Tonight Cloudy early with some clearing expected late. A stray shower or thunderstorm is possible. Low 63F. Winds W at 5 to 10 mph. Updated: May 26, 2021 @ 10:05 am

CHARLESTON — West Virginia’s history of labor-intensive jobs, bad health and overprescribing of opioids together led to the explosion of pills flooding the Huntington area about 15 years ago, attorneys representing drug distributors argued Thursday. The theory was explored on the fourth day of trial at the Robert C. Byrd U.S. Courthouse in Charleston in which the city of Huntington and Cabell County accuse AmerisourceBergen Drug Co., Cardinal Health Inc. and McKesson Corp. — the ...

Troy police partner with Families Against Narcotics for overdose response team Families Against Narcotics Executive Director Linda Davis speaks during a press conference April 27. Photo by Jonathan Shead Advertisement TROY — A new partnership initiative between the Troy Police Department and Families Against Narcotics was announced April 27 to help compassionately combat the opioid epidemic and those dealing with substance use disorder or opioid use disorder. The new Comeback Quick Response ...

ASHLAND Pathways CEO Jennifer Willis said her company has big plans moving forward in tackling addiction throughout northeastern Kentucky.

Shriram Housing Finance to provide free vaccination to customers SECTIONS Share Synopsis Some banks have started tying up with doctors who could guide employees in dealing with their Covid-19-related fears. About 1.5 million people are employed across Indian banks. AFP In an industry first, mortgage lender Shriram Housing Finance has decided to provide free vaccination to its 20,000 affordable housing customers. The company would roughly spend Rs 1000 per loan as vaccination cost and would cove...

Banks convert existing infrastructure into Covid centres for employees SECTIONS Share Synopsis HDFC Bank has converted its training centres in Pune, Bhubaneswar and Gurgaon into isolation centres to deal with Covid-19-related emergencies for employees with symptoms. The bank has also tied up with hotels across the country for rooms. Reuters Several banks have formed taskforces or core groups of senior bankers that are required to focus only on helping their colleagues. Leading Indian banks have...

Prodigal Recovery provides road to redemption for addicts in Wilmington Recovery program provides road to redemption for addicts By Zach Solon | April 23, 2021 at 9:48 PM EDT - Updated April 23 at 11:49 PM WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - After watching his son battle drug addiction and eventually recover, Mark Marcley decided to give other addicts an opportunity to do the same. Together with his son, the two created Prodigal Recovery of NC, a halfway house in Wilmington for recovering addicts. S...