Between the COVID-19 pandemic and the ongoing nationwide opioid epidemic, addiction treatment providers faced a bleak reality. Increased demand for rehab services clashed with safety measures and strained household budgets, rendering traditional rehab prohibitive for many. Within our state, too, our peers found themselves in dire need of adjusting decisively. It’s these conditions that accelerated telehealth, sparking the debate of in-person rehab in WV vs telehealth in public discourse. Continue reading