Issue Position: Opioid Crisis

Issue Position

This is an economic and national security problem and we should treat it accordingly. West Virginia has one of the worst opioid drug addiction problems in the Country but hasn't seen federal funding to match. We need to be open to giving people second chances, including alternative sentencing, and be open to working in cooperation with faith based recovery programs that statistically reduce recidivism rates. We must address the hopelessness at the root of the problem and deal with it with compassion.

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