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Recovery and Resiliency in Kermit

Recovery and Resiliency in Kermit

FromUs & Them


Recovery and Resiliency in Kermit

FromUs & Them

ratings:
Length:
52 minutes
Released:
Jul 22, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

At the peak of the opioid crisis, drug companies sent 12 million hydrocodone pills to Kermit, West Virginia - a town of about 350 people. Cars would line up at the one pharmacy with people waiting to pick up pain pills. The so-called pain clinics of a decade ago are gone. In their place, a continued need for addiction treatment and recovery resources. Lawsuits against big pharmaceutical companies continue to bring in settlements, but so far, Kermit hasn’t seen any money from the litigation. We head to Mingo County to see how the community is healing and what the future might look like.
Released:
Jul 22, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

We tell stories from the fault lines that separate Americans. Peabody Award-winning public radio producer Trey Kay listens to people on both sides of the divide.