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In 2024, Save A Life Day events in 35 states distributed 84,000 doses of Naloxone.
This year, the event, intended to stop overdoses from becoming fatalities, will take place in all 50 states.
There will be 17 events in Kanawha County alone on Thursday, according to local organizers.
A sudden burst of 35 overdoses in a 24-hour period in Charleston last week highlights the lifesaving potential of Naloxone, said Lake Sidikman, harm reduction program coordinator at the Women’s Health Center of West Virginia.
“I think everyone should be trained to know how to use it and carry it, because you truly never know when you might need to use it,” they said.
Overdose deaths in West Virginia declined 39% in the 12 months ending in April, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Sidikman said that’s evidence that Naloxone works.
Nearly $18 million in grants have been awarded by the West Virginia First Foundation as part of the Momentum Initiative Grant (MIG) program.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsResearchers from Marshall University have partnered with the University of Missouri to develop an AI platform to more accurately predict complex health outcomes.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsHealth care options are shrinking across rural Appalachia. In November, an urgent care center in rural Patrick County, Virginia closed. In the wake of the closure, Inside Appalachia’s Mason Adams went to Stuart, Virginia, to meet with the county’s only doctor.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsThe Christmas season for many is not all merry and bright but laced with an emotional weight that at times can be overwhelming. Those challenging emotions prompted a Cabell County musician to compose a different kind of Christmas song.
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