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Fourth 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...
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...
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsVolunteers To Prep Free Overdose Meds For Giveaway
Overdose prevention activists and volunteers in Kanawha County plan to give out thousands of free doses of naloxone as part of national Save A Life Day on Saturday, September 26. The movement began as...
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsVolunteers Install Charleston’s Second Sharps Container For Used Syringes
This event comes just days after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a report that says the capital city needs more clean needles to curb the spread of HIV, which has gotten worse in recent years.
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Charleston Approves New Regulations For Needle Exchanges
Programs that give clean needles to IV drug users will have to obtain a state license, get approval from the city council, and limit the number of needles given to participants.The city would also require a public meeting be held in any neighborhood where a syringe program hopes to set up shop.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsCharleston Set To Vote On Needle Exchange Regulations
Monday night could be another turning point for the matter, as council members decide what specific guidelines harm reduction programs must follow. The meeting starts at 7 p.m. at Charleston’s convention center.
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