Issue Position: Drug Abuse

Issue Position

Tackling drug abuse is one of our most pressing problems. For many years, my company has voluntarily conducted drug screens on employees and provided treatment for those who test positive for drugs. As a member of the Putnam County Economic Development Authority, I hear from potential investors and local employers every day about the challenges of finding a drug-free workforce. Drug abuse is stopping new jobs and investment. We cannot afford to waste another minute in solving this crisis.

Additionally, many West Virginia communities are being torn apart by both the prescription drug and the street level drug trade, causing once prosperous communities to become nests of crime and poverty. Every man, woman, and child deserves a safe, livable community and we need leaders in the Capitol who are going to make that reality.

If West Virginia is going to be able to attract world-class, 21st-century jobs, we have to solve the drug problem once and for all.

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