In hard-hit W. Va., Obama hears of opioid crisis

CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Traveling to a region in the throes of a drug-abuse crisis, President Obama promised Wednesday to use his bully pulpit and federal programs to try to combat the "epidemic" of heroin use and prescription-painkiller abuse that is upending communities across the country. "This crisis is taking lives; it's destroying families and shattering communities all across the country," Obama said at a panel discussion on opioid drug abuse. On stage at a crowded community center, Obama heard from advocates,...