March 27th, 2025 by WCBC Radio

An addiction recovery simulation took place Wednesday, including leaders from county and state agencies as well as law enforcement.  AHEC West and Leadership Allegany coordinated the immersive experience to put officials in the place of those seeking services for recovery help. Kim Folk, one of the Leadership Allegany Class 2025 class members, says the simulation uncovers barriers to recovery…

   

“A lot of times business leaders, government leaders, all of the types of people that we invited to participate are the individuals who are planning something like this and we wanted to kind of flip it and try to get those people to participate instead of being the organizers and see firsthand what a day in the life might look like.”