‘Demon Copperhead’ Author Lays Foundation For Women In Appalachia To Beat Addiction

‘Demon Copperhead’ Author Lays Foundation For Women In Appalachia To Beat Addiction

‘Demon Copperhead’ Author Lays Foundation For Women In Appalachia To Beat Addiction This article was originally published by  KFF Health News , a national newsroom that produces in-depth journalism about health issues. On a Saturday evening in June, people of Pennington Gap, Virginia, gathered at the historic Lee Theatre to celebrate the founding of Higher Ground Women’s Recovery Residence. Author Barbara Kingsolver opened the facility in January with royalties from her Pulitzer Prize-winning novel Demon Copperhead , whose plot revolves around Appalachia’s opioid crisis. The home offers a supportive place for people to stay while learning to live without drugs. Kingsolver had asked the women now living there to join her on stage. Kingsolver, who grew up in Appalachia, suggested the women share with the audience what they were most proud of having gained from their first weeks at Higher Ground. But she learned they were more eager to brag on one another. Supporters say Higher Ground provides s…