International Film Festival Returns To Charleston After Multi-Year Hiatus
The festival will screen films Saturday and Sunday at the Park Place Cinemas and the Floralee Hark Cohen Cinema.
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‘Normalize Naloxone’: Advocates Push To Save Lives From Overdoses
Harm reduction advocates in Charleston, where the overdose prevention initiative first began, are still keen on the importance of preventing overdose deaths.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsWVSU Celebrates Two Milestones And Save A Life Day Goes National, This West Virginia Morning
A double milestone for West Virginia State University and what began as a local effort to prevent fatal overdoses is now in all 50 states.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsSave A Life Day Expands And Bottling The Taste Of Pawpaws, This West Virginia Morning
Save A Life Day will hold events across West Virginia and in all 50 states to prevent fatal overdoses. And, the pawpaw is the latest soft drink flavor to hit store shelves.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsSave A Life Day: Overdose Awareness Event Spreads To All 50 States
There will be 17 events in Kanawha County alone on Thursday, according to local organizers.
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W.Va’s Overdose Death Rate Continues To Fall
Early data shows West Virginia’s overdose death rate is continuing to decline, following national trends.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsFourth Annual Save A Life Day Projected To Surpass Records
More states than ever before will distribute opioid reversal medication for Save A Life Day on Sept 26. Save A Life Day began in 2020 as a pilot project in Kanawha...
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