WHEELING — Community members gathered Tuesday to offer their ideas about how substance abuse recovery could be improved in the Mountain State.

Dr. Stephen Lloyd, director of the West Virginia Office of Drug Control Policy, held the Community Conversation session at Wheeling University. He was introduced by Wheeling Police Chief Shawn Schwertfeger, who serves as chairman of the Law Enforcement Subcommittee of the Governor’s Council on Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment.

Lloyd, a Tennessee native, said he started his journey to recovery 21 years ago. Entering treatment, at first, was simply a way for him to keep his medical license. But after seeing what the process was like for those younger than him and with lesser means, he decided he wanted his life’s work to be helping others re

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