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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.
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Over $50 million is scheduled to be paid to West Virginia on an accelerated, 9-year timeline due to the disproportionate impact the opioid crisis has had on the state.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsTwo weeks ago, on April 16, John Lucas was run over by an ambulance from the Kanawha County Emergency Ambulance Authority at 2 a.m. in Elkview. And then he was dragged for nearly two miles. He died from his injuries. News Director Eric Douglas spoke with the family’s attorney, Scott Summers, and brings us this interview.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsCases of Lyme disease have seen a sharp rise in recent years, so reporter Chris Schulz recently spoke with Dr. Kane Maiers, associate medical director for UPMC GoHealth Urgent Care in West Virginia to learn more.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsAs temperatures rise and people start heading outside, the chance of contracting a tick-borne illness goes up. Cases of Lyme disease have seen a sharp rise in recent years, so reporter Chris Schulz recently spoke with Dr. Kane Maiers, associate medical director for UPMC GoHealth Urgent Care in West Virginia, to learn more.
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