
West Virginia's new drug czar, who was once addicted to opioids himself, is now dedicating himself towards fighting the opioid epidemic within his state.
Dr. Stephen Lloyd has been sober for two decades and has since treated patients who suffer from afflictions similar to the one he suffered from. Lloyd's personal experience are a large part of what motivate him in his profession, with him seeing his work as "the biggest driver of my own personal recovery."