Rare Match Will Bring WVU, Wake Forest Fans To Charleston
The WVU Men's Basketball Team will face off against the Wake Forest Demon Deacons as part of the 2025 Holiday Hoopfest on Dec. 6.
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Despite Research, W.Va. Counties Don't Fund Harm Reduction With Opioid Funds
Syringe Service Programs (SSP) are highly regulated in the state of West Virginia, and service providers say it makes it almost impossible to run one. But SSPs are associated with an approximately 50% reduction in HIV and HCV incidence, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsExamining The Closure Of Another Paper And Opioid Funds And Harm Reduction, This West Virginia Morning
Us & Them host Trey Kay takes a look at the closing of a newspaper in Welch, West Virginia and investigative journalism students examine the use of opioid funds for harm reduction.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsLawmakers Consider Shutdown of Methadone Clinics
Legislation to outlaw opioid treatment programs that distribute methadone without offering integrated care in West Virginia is making its way through the legislature.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsEarly Data Shows Dramatic Fall In Overdose Death Rates; Advocates Advise Caution
A Sept. 1 analysis of provisional overdose death rate data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows a rapid decrease in the number of drug overdose deaths in th...
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Overdose Awareness Day Recognizes Those Lost - Without Stigma
Saturday is International Overdose Awareness Day. Held annually, it is the world’s largest campaign to end overdose without stigma and remember those who have died and their families.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsHas Fight Over Syringe Exchanges Affected West Virginia’s HIV Outbreak?
The past few years have seen major HIV outbreaks in two of West Virginia’s biggest cities – Huntington and Charleston – which at times put state officials in conflict with guidance from national experts on HIV and public health.
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