Following decades of deaths, lawmakers plan to study what to do about the addiction crisis

Following decades of deaths, lawmakers plan to study what to do about the addiction crisis

Caitlin Sussman grew disillusioned after years of failed attempts to help lawmakers understand what people working in the recovery field needed to save lives. She ultimately left her job at Milan Puskar Health Right in Morgantown.  For seven years, she helped prevent the spread of diseases like HIV and hepatitis C by providing people who inject drugs with clean syringes.  Caitlin Sussman, a former employee of Milan Puskar Health Right, speaks t…