West Virginia University



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“I’m Carly Vaniver and coming up next on WVU News, I’ll tell you how the opioid crisis is impacting classrooms across the mountain state.”

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“If stress is getting the best of you, you might want to hit the mat and give yoga a try. It’s an ancient practice with modern day results. I’m Claudia Sessa and I’ll explain next on W-V-U News.”

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“I’m Shayla Klein and straight ahead, I’ll tell you how this little device is causing health problems for teens across the nation. Our Emmy award-winning WVU News starts now.”

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4/24/2019

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WEST VIRGINIA AND APPALACHIA HAVE BEEN STRUGGLING FOR DECADES TO COMBAT THE ISSUES THAT PLAGUE THE REGION… MAKING IT AN UPHILL CLIMB TO PROSPERITY FOR THOSE WHO LIVE HERE. I’M CHRISTINE ROBINSON.

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AND I’M CLAUDIA SESSA. THIS WEEK ON OUR SPECIAL EDITION SHOW… WE WILL BE LOOKING AT HOW THE MOUNTAIN STATE AND ITS PEOPLE… ARE FINDING WAYS TO SOLVE THE ISSUES SURROUNDING THE PLACE…THEY CALL HOME.

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AND NOW…FOR OUR SPECIAL EDITION SHOW…IN THE HEART OF APPALACHIA….SEARCHING FOR SOLUTIONS.

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THE OPIOID CRISIS HAS HAD LASTING EFFECTS ON THE PEOPLE OF WEST VIRGINIA… BUT ONE OF THE STATE’S MOST VULNERABLE DEMOGRAPHICS IS GETTING HIT HARD BY THE EPIDEMIC.

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NOW… MORE THAN EVER… THE ISSUE IS HITTING CLOSE TO HOME. AND IT’S NOW AFFECTING EDUCATION ACROSS THE STATE. CARLY VANIVER JOINS US FROM SOCIAL SQUARE… TO TELL US MORE… CARLY?

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S: AMBER NICHOLS/ EASTWOOD

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57 OUT OF EVERY 100 THOUSAND PEOPLE IN WEST VIRGINIA DRUG OVERDOSED IN 2017…WHICH WAS THE HIGHEST IN THE COUNTRY. AND TWO-AND-A-HALF TIMES HIGHER THAN THE NATIONAL AVERAGE. AND WHILE MOST OF THE FOCUS GOES TOWARDS THE ADDICTS AND THEIR TREATMENT…THERE’S A FORGOTTEN SEGMENT OF THE POPULATION THAT’S SERIOUSLY AFFECTED.

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THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN BEING IMPACTED BY THE STATEWIDE OPIOID EPIDEMIC KEEPS INCREASING… EVERY YEAR. CHILDREN ARE BRINGING EXPERIENCES OF NEGLECT, TRAUMA AND MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES WITH THEM TO SCHOOL…AND TEACHERS ARE SEEING EFFECTS IN THE CLASSROOMS.

“So if we have parents that are addicted to drugs, children coming in with their basic needs are not their first priority…we’re seeing kids that are hungry, we’re seeing kids who are not clothed, we’re seeing kids who are not sleeping so we’re kids who just don’t have that basic need being met.”

AND NICHOLS GOES ON TO SAY THAT IN THE CLASSROOM, THAT EQUATES TO NOT MEETING THEIR ACADEMIC

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S; CARLY VANIVER/

@CVaniverWVUNews

S: SARA ANDERSON/WVU

LEARNIG SCIENCES AND

HUMAN DEVELOPMENT

PROFESSOR

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NEEDS…IF THEY DON’T HAVE THE BASIC NEEDS OF FOOD AND CLOTHING. BUT THE KIDS AREN’T THE ONLY ONES BEING AFFECTED. A NEW STUDY DONE BY W-V-U RESEARCHERS FOUND THAT THIS IS TAKING A SERIOUS TOLL ON THE TEACHERS.

“And while 70 percent of West Virginia teachers claim that they have seen a significant increase in students impacted by substance abuse in the home, only 10 percent say they feel confident in knowing how to support those children.”

BUT THE RESEARCHERS CAME UP WITH A PLAN THAT THEY BELIEVE WILL MAKE A POSITIVE IMPACT ON THE TEACHERS AND THE STATE.

“Some of the things we observed is that teachers are already going to each other for help and support, they’re using each other as resources, so we actually want to build upon that. We want to promote some sort of a buddy or mentoring system.”

TEACHERS ARE HOPING THAT ADDITIONAL TRAINING AND RESOURCES WILL SOON BE IMPLEMENTED STATEWIDE. CARLY VANIVER…WVU NEWS MORGANTOWN.

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TEACHERS WILL RECEIVE ADDITIONAL TRAINING TO LEARN HOW TO DEAL WITH THESE SITUATIONS AND RESOURCES SUCH AS

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HELPLINES AND SUPPORT GROUPS WILL BE PROVIDED. TO LEARN MORE…YOU CAN VISIT THE LINK AT THE BOTTOM OF YOUR SCREEN.

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ADDICTION RECOVERY

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4/24/2019

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THANKS CARLY. DRUG OVERDOSES KILLED MORE THAN 72-THOUSAND PEOPLE IN AMERICA LAST YEAR ALONE. AND WITH WEST VIRGINIA RECENTLY AWARDED MORE THAN 14 MILLION DOLLARS TO COMBAT THE OPIOID EPIDEMIC… OUR STATE IS HOPING TO DECREASE THOSE NUMBERS. I SPOKE WITH A RECOVERING ADDICT WHO REFLECTS ON HIS ADDICTION.

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BEFORE JON DOWER BEGAN WORKING AT THE WEST VIRGINIA SOBER LIVING HOME, HE WAS STRUGGLING TO KEEP HIS LIFE ON THE RIGHT TRACK. AS A YOUNG ADULT, HIS ADDICTION BEGAN WHEN HE STARTED USING SUBSTANCES. AFTER BEING IN MULTIPLE CAR ACCIDENTS, DOWER REALIZED THE PRESCRIBED OPIOIDS HELPED HIM FORGET ABOUT ALL OF HIS PAIN.

“The opioids didn’t just work for the physical pain but they also worked for emotional pain and once I learned that behavior I started replicating it even

without the need for pain medication, for physical symptoms.”

AT 31 YEARS OLD, HIS ROAD TO RECOVERY WAS NOT AN EASY ONE, BUT BEING AROUND

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S: CHRISTINE ROBINSON/

@ChrisRWVUNews

S: EMILY REEL/ DIRECTOR OF

WVU MEDICINE HOPE & HEALING CENTER

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OTHERS IN THE COMMUNITY WHO WERE ALREADY ON THEIR JOURNEY WITH RECOVERY MOTIVATED HIM TO GET BETTER.

“They were individuals that really cared about me and were nonjudgmental and were there to help me really before I could even help myself”

“Misuse of prescription opioids affects an estimated 15 million people worldwide each year, but only 2 million people get the help they

need. But before coming to a sober living house, people need to detox.”

HERE AT THE NEW WVU MEDICINE CENTER FOR HOPE AND HEALING, THOSE WITH A SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER GO THROUGH A 28-DAY RECOVERY PERIOD THAT PROVIDES A BLEND OF CARE. DIRECTOR OF THE CENTER EMILY REEL SAYS THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT THE STATE NEEDS.

“We have access to a lot of the greatest physicians, research, resources, to provide the best care that we can.”

DOWER TURNED HIS LIFE AROUND WITH A PROGRAM SIMILAR TO THIS ONE, AND HE IS SO THANKFUL FOR WHERE HE IS NOW IN LIFE.

“I’m a full time student at WVU, a father, I sponsor multiple guys in 12-step room, so my life has flourished

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and it was just because you know somebody gave me a second chance to do something that I didn’t have skills at. And now it’s much, much, much different.”

DOWER JUST RECENTLY CELEBRATED SEVEN YEARS OF SOBRIETY.

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PEOPLE WHO COMPLETE AN ADDICTION TREATMENT PROGRAM OF AT LEAST 30 DAYS… HAVE A HIGHER DEGREE OF SUCCESS IN ACHIEVING SOBRIETY AND REMAINING DRUG-FREE LONG-TERM. TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE W-V-U CENTER FOR HOPE AND HEALING… VISIT THE ADDRESS AT THE BOTTOM OF YOUR SCREEN.

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ALCOHOL ABUSE

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FOUR OUT OF FIVE COLLEGE STUDETS DRINK ALCOHOL… AND ROUGHLY 50-PERCENT OF THOSE STUDENTS BINGE DRINK. HOWEVER… THERE IS A SOLUTION IN SIGHT. SERENITY PLACE HELPS STUDENTS OVERCOME ALCOHOLISM AND OTHER ADDICTIONS. I WENT THERE TO SEE EXACTLY WHAT TYPES OF PROGRAMS ARE SET UP TO COMBAT THESE ADDDICTIONS.

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IT’S AN ALL TOO FAMILIAR SCENE AT COLLEGE CAMPUSES ACROSS THE NATION… CONSUMING AND DRINKING LARGE AMOUNTS OF ALCOHOL. ACCORDING TO THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON ALCOHOL ABUSE AND ALCOHOLISM, OVER ONE-HUNDRED-AND-50 THOUSAND COLLEGE STUDENTS DEVELOP AN ALCOHOL-RELATED HEALTH PROBLEM. MORGANTOWN POLICE CHIEF, ED PRESTON, SAYS THE CULTURE OF DRINKING HAS CHANGED IN MORGANTOWN OVER THE PAST 5 YEARS.

“And taking the emphasis away from the unfettered access and consumption of alcohol has changed significantly that emphasis. And if that emphasis is

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S: CLAUDIA SESSA/

@CSessaWVUNews

S: NICOLE KOVAL/ YOGA

INSTRUCTOR AT SERENITY

PLACE

not on getting drunk, the emphasis is coming to school and the college experience.”

AND WHILE THAT’S GOOD NEWS FOR W-V-U WHO, IN THE PAST, HAS BEEN NAMED A TOP 10 PARTY SCHOOL IN THE NATION… THERE ARE STILL PEOPLE WHO BECOME DEPENDENT ON ALCOHOL WHILE THEY ARE IN COLLEGE. PEOPLE SELF-MEDICATE USING ALCOHOL FOR A LOT OF REASONS, MANY OF THEM STEMMING FROM A MENTAL HEALTH DISORDER, SUCH AS SOCIAL PHOBIA OR GENERAL ANXIETY. IN FACT, NEARLY 37 PERCENT OF PEOPLE WITH ALCOHOL DEPENDENCE SUFFER FROM SOME FORM OF DISORDER. BUT RESEARCH FROM THE MAYO CLINIC SHOWS YOGA’S POWER TO FIGHT ANXIETY AND STRESS.

“And not only do poses like this downward dog yoga pose de-stress… they may actually increase brain function and lower anxiety… making people less likely to self-medicate with drugs or alcohol.”

FOR YOGA INSTRUCTOR NICOLE KOVAL, ADDICTION RUNS IN HER FAMILY AND SHE SAW INSTRUCTING YOGA FOR ADDICTION AS A CHANCE TO GIVE BACK.

“Alcoholism and drug addiction run my family. The most important person in my life that suffers from addiction is my sister. We’re 10 years apart so she’s my baby sister. And she has

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struggled with addiction for many years.”

AND BEHIND THESE WALLS, SERENITY PLACE ALSO OFFERS HELP TO RECOVERING ADDICTS THROUGH NUTRITION CLASSES, MINDFULNESS WORKSHIPS, AND SOBER JAMS.

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STUDENTS NEEDING HELP WITH ADDICTION TO ALCOHOL OR DRUGS…CAN VISIT THE SERENITY PLACE WEBSITE TO LEARN MORE… BY FOLLOWING THE LINK AT THE BOTTOM OF YOUR SCREEN.

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NEARLY ONE IN THREE HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS ARE USING VAPES. AND STORES LIKE RITE AID HAVE RECENTLY DECIDED TO TAKE THESE DEVICES OFF THE SHELVES TO PREVENT TEENS FROM BUYING THEM.

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THAT’S RIGHT CHRISTINE…AND PARENTS AND HEALTH OFFICIALS ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THE INCREASE IN VAPING AMONG TEENS. SHAYLA KLEIN JOINS US NOW FROM STUDIO B…WITH MORE ON VAPING’S EFFECTS… SHAYLA?

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TEEN VAPING

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MANY TEENS ARE UNDERESTIMATING THE HEALTH RISKS OF VAPING, AND WHY WOULDN’T THEY? WITH FLAVORS LIKE STRAWBERRY, VANILLA, AND APPLE PIE, VAPES SEEM HARMLESS ENOUGH. BUT NEW REPORTS SHOW THAT ELECTRONIC CIGARETTES ARE JUST AS ADDICTIVE AS TRADITIONAL ONES, AND THEY’RE STILL BAD FOR YOUR HEALTH.

VAPING HAS BECOME THE NEW CRAZE AMONG TEENS AS YOUNG AS MIDDLE SCHOOL.

THE DEVICES ARE SMALL ENOUGH TO BE MISTAKEN FOR A USB DRIVE, AND THEY DON’T LEAVE ANY NOTICEABLE SMELL, MAKING THEM ACCESSIBLE AND EASY TO HIDE. 19-YEAR-OLD KAZEN CASTO SAYS HE STARTED VAPING BECAUSE HIS FRIENDS SAID IT WOULD HELP HIS ANXIETY. HE DECIDED TO QUIT WHEN HE FOUND OUT HIS HEALTH WAS AT RISK.

“My doctor had told me I had grown out of my asthma, but it started coming back because of the vape.”

“Just one JUUL pod has the same amount of nicotine as 20 cigarettes.

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S: MARK OLFERT/ WVU

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And it only takes one cigarette to get addicted.”

AND WVU RESEARCHERS ARE FINDING THAT IT’S NOT JUST YOUR LUNGS THAT ARE AT RISK WHEN YOU VAPE. DOCTOR OLFERT IS LEADING A STUDY ON HOW USING A VAPE

AFFECTS THE HEART AND BLOOD VESSELS.

“We’re finding that they’re simply not even safer than cigarettes, so just as bad in terms of creating the types of problems that people have with their blood vessels.”

THE BLOOD VESSELS IN MICE THAT HAVE BEEN EXPOSED TO THE VAPE WERE SHOWN TO BE MORE THAN THREE TIMES STIFFER THAN UNEXPOSED MICE. AND WHEN BLOOD VESSELS ARE STIFFER IT’S HARDER FOR BLOOD TO PUMP THROUGH. THOUGH THEY AREN’T SURE ABOUT WHY THESE CHANGES ARE OCCURRING, DR. OLFERT THINKS IT MIGHT HAVE TO DO WITH THE VAPE JUICE.

“Another misconception that is out there is that this is water vapor. It’s not. It’s a petroleum—it’s an oil.”

NOW THAT RESEARCH HAS SHOWN THAT VAPING CAUSES SOME HARMFUL EFFECTS, THE NEXT STEP FOR DR. OLFERT’S TEAM IS GETTING DOWN TO THOSE SPECIFIC CAUSES AND DETERMINING EXACTLY HOW MUCH HARM VAPING CAUSES.

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BUT HERE’S WHAT EXPERTS DO KNOW—VAPING RAISES YOUR BLOOD PRESSURE AND SPIKES YOUR ADRENALINE, WHICH CAN INCREASE YOUR LIKELIHOOD OF HAVING A HEART ATTACK. IN FACT, THE FDA RECENTLY RECEIVED AN INCREASE IN REPORTS OF SEIZURES AFTER VAPING. WHILE THE EXACT CAUSE IS UNKNOWN, SOME EXPERTS SPECULATE THAT COULD BE NICOTINE POISONING. WE WILL KNOW MORE AFTER THE FDA FINISHES THEIR ANALYSIS. BACK TO YOU AT THE WATERFRONT STUDIO.

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THANKS SHAYLA. WHILE WEST VIRGINIA HAS BEEN DEALING WITH PLENTY OF ISSUES… THERE HAS BEEN A BRIGHT SPOT IN THE STATE’S ECONOMY.

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IT’S MUCH NEEDED RELIEF FOR A STATE WHO HAS CONSISTENTLY BEEN TOWARD THE BOTTOM IN NEARLY EVERY ECONOMIC STATISTIC.

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THE STATE HAS ADDED ALMOST NINE-THOUSAND JOBS SINCE 2017. HOWEVER, THE MAJORITY OF THESE JOBS WERE CREATED IN JUST EIGHT COUNTIES… MONONGALIA, JEFFERSON, BERKELEY, MARSHALL, HARRISON, DODDRIDGE, RITCHIE AND JACKSON COUNTIES. AND MOST OF THESE JOBS WERE IN CONSTRUCTION, COAL, AND THE NATURAL GAS INDUSTRY… AS WELL AS OTHER BLUE-COLLAR JOBS. THE STATE WAS HIT HARD BY THE RECESSION AS WEST VIRGINIA LOST 26-THOUSAND JOBS FROM 20-12 TO 20-16. EXPERTS SAY THIS JOB SURGE IS A POSITIVE SIGN THAT THE ECONOMY IN THE STATE IS ON THE UPSWING. ///////////////////////////////

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IT’S WONDERFUL TO HEAR ABOUT GOOD NEWS IN THE MOUNTAIN STATE CLAUDIA..

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HOPEFULLY THE STATE’S ECONOMY KEEPS TRENDING UPWARD.

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WELL…COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK… BROOKE HAWTHORNE JOINS US IN THE STUDIO TO TELL US MORE ABOUT THE L-G-B-T-Q-PLUS PRIDE EVENT… THAT TOOK PLACE…RIGHT HERE IN MORGANTOWN.

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WELCOME BACK TO OUR SPECIAL EDITION SHOW…IN THE HEART OF APPALACHIA….SEARCHING FOR SOLUTIONS.

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THE CITY OF MORGANTOWN RECENTLY HAD ONE BIG BASH FOR A GOOD CAUSE.

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BROOKE HAWTHORNE JOINS US NOW IN THE STUDIO… TO TELL US MORE… BROOKE?

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THANKS CLAUDIA… CHRISTINE.

ACTIVISTS AND SUPPORTERS FOR THE L-G-B-T-Q-PLUS COMMUNITY…CAME OUT IN FULL FORCE TO SHOW THEIR PRIDE. REMEMBER…WEST VIRGINIA LEGALIZED SAME SEX MARRIAGE IN 20-14… BUT THAT LEFT MEMBERS OF THE LGBTQ + COMMUNITY WONDERING… WHAT’S NEXT?

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MORGANTOWN PRIDE HOSTED THEIR FIRST EVER BLOCK PARTY TO RAISE AWARENESS AND EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE L-G-B-T-Q-PLUS COMMUNITY. I CAUGHT UP WITH SOME OF THE FOLKS ATTENDING THE EVENT.

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HUNDREDS OF MORGANTOWN RESIDENTS… WITHIN AND OUTSIDE OF THE LGBTQ+ COMMUNITY CAME TO THE FIRST EVER MORGANTOWN PRIDE BLOCK PARTY. MORE THAN 50 PERFORMERS CAME FROM ALL OVER THE STATE TO ENTERTAIN THE AUDIENCE.

“Especially in a state like West Virginia, there have been so many people that I have met that have been discriminated against, and they felt like nobody is really here for them and nobody is really like them. And it’s nice to see such a turnout today to know that there are a lot of people around here like me, like this, and I can be myself around these people.”

WEST VIRGINIA IS HOME TO ABOUT 58 THOUSAND ADULTS WHO IDENTIFY AS LGBTQ+ WHICH IS ABOUT FOUR PERCENT OF THE ADULT POPULATION.

“West Virginia is the least diverse state in the country. This event was held to raise awareness and

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acceptance throughout the community.”

“I’m a very proud mountaineer, and I think it’s really important for us to try to make our state a more inclusive and more diverse place, and let people realize that we’re not all that different.”

WHILE WEST VIRGINIA IS THE LEAST DIVERSE STATE IN AMERICA, IT HAS THE HIGHEST PERCENTAGE OF TEENS WHO IDENTIFY AS TRANSGENDER AND THE PERCENTAGE OF PEOPLE IN THE LGBTQ + COMMUNITY WHO LIVE IN WEST VIRGNIA HAS BEEN ON THE RISE EVERY YEAR.

“It’s just exciting to know that there are so many people like me, at the end of the day. There’s so many people that can be free to be whoever they want and live their life the way that they want to.”

MORGANTOWN PRIDE IS A LOCAL ORGANIZATION THAT PROVIDES SOCIAL AND EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES FOR THE LGBTQ+ COMMUNITY, FRIENDS AND ALLIES IN MON. COUNTY.

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MEMBERS OF MORGANTOWN PRIDE SAY THEIR MAIN FOCUS IS TO SPONSOR AND PARTICIPATE IN EVENTS AND PROGRAMS. THEIR PURPOSE IS TO ENRICH THE MORGANTOWN COMMUNITY AND AFFIRM THE

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VALUE OF LGBTQ+ PEOPLE WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY. THEY ALSO PROVIDE SOCIAL AND EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES FOR THE L-G-B-T-Q-PLUS COMMUNITY.

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4/24/2019

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THANKS BROOKE. I LOVE TO HEAR ABOUT SO MUCH POSITIVITY IN OUR STATE CLAUDIA. ONE MORE THING BEFORE WE SIGN OFF…THE W-V-U PUBLIC RELATIONS STUDENT SOCIETY OF AMERICA… RECENTLY SPONSORED AN EVENT TO ENCOURAGE STUDENTS TO BE ORGAN DONORS.

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IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SIGN UP TO BE AN ORGAN DONOR…PLEASE VISIT THE WEBSITE ON YOUR SCREEN…

WELL… THAT’S IT FOR OUR SPECIAL EDITION OF W-V-U NEWS… YOU CAN VISIT US ONLINE ON OUR WEBSITE.

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YOU CAN ALSO WATCH OUR SHOWS ON YOUTUBE AND FOLLOW US AND OUR REPORTERS ON TWITTER. I’M CHRISTINE ROBINSON.

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AND I’M CLAUDIA SESSA. THANKS FOR WATCHING… WE’LL SEE YOU NEXT TIME.///////////////////////////////////////

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