Despite a new law making it harder to operate the life-saving operations, the Cabell-Huntington Health Department will continue to...
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The American Civil Liberties Union of West Virginia on Friday filed a lawsuit opposing a law that would instate...
Herald-Dispatch News – CHARLESTON — A despairing story told through emails, investigation reports and pill data during testimony in...
AP News – CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia will receive $393,100 from the federal government to detect the...
The Mercer County Health Department has been offering a “one for one” needle exchange, providing clean needles to addicts...
The Intelligencer News – WHEELING — The Wheeling-Ohio County Health Department’s needle exchange program is one of many in...
Public Broadcasting – More West Virginians died of drug overdoses in 2020 than in any previous year on record,...
BuzzFeed News – “You’re actually talking about human beings here,” said one needle exchange program director. “This will kill...
WSAZ News – In order to become certified to offer a needle exchange program, an application process must be...
Herald Dispatch News – CHARLESTON — A new report from the West Virginia Center on Budget and Policy has...
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