One Virginia woman's story of addiction recovery

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July 30, 2025

The country’s opioid epidemic of the last generation hit Appalachian Virginia particularly hard. Rural counties are still struggling to recover.

Here & Now's Scott Tong reports on one woman's story of addiction recovery.

This segment aired on July 30, 2025.

Scott Tong Co-Host, Here & Now

Scott Tong joined Here & Now as a co-host in July 2021 after spending 16 years at Marketplace as Shanghai bureau chief and senior correspondent.