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HUNTINGTON — A $2 million grant will aid the City of Huntington in establishing support for those suffering substance use disorder.

CHARLESTON — The fourth week of Huntington and Cabell County’s opioid trial against three drug distributors was highlighted by an email showing McKesson Corp. employees cheering Appalachian trends shifting away from pills to illicit drugs in 2012. The email was shared among McKesson employees, first by Tracey Jonas, director of regulatory processes, who shared a February 2012 article which said the DEA was seeing a sharp drop in Florida oxycodone. Dave Gustin, a director of regulatory affairs, said pill users in Ohio and Kentucky were shifting to illicit drug use, such as heroin and...

CHARLESTON — The fourth week of Huntington and Cabell County’s opioid trial against three drug distributors was highlighted by an email showing McKesson Corp. employees cheering Appalachian trends shifting away from pills to illicit drugs in 2012. The email was shared among McKesson employees, first by Tracey Jonas, director of regulatory processes, who shared a February 2012 article which said the DEA was seeing a sharp drop in Florida oxycodone. Dave Gustin, a director of regulatory affairs, said pill users in Ohio and Kentucky were shifting to illicit drug use, such as heroin and...

Cabell County Sheriff Chuck Zerkle CHARLESTON – At the landmark federal opioid trial, Cabell County Sherriff Chuck Zerkle testified being directly involved in Huntington, once deemed “epicenter of the opioid crisis,” has evolved.  During his testimony May 27, Zerkle said he wanted to make a difference and to help combat issues he believes are harming the community. “One of the reasons I ran for sheriff was I felt I could make a difference in our community,” said Zerkle, who has been a Cabell County resident since 1985 working various positions in law enforce...

1 of 2 The trial of the “Big Three” drug companies accused of fueling an opioid drug epidemic in Cabell County and the city of Huntington is taking place at the Robert C. Byrd U.S. Courthouse in Charleston. Courtesy of the West Virginia Humanities Council