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1,275+

opioid deaths

annually in WV

out of every 1000 children in WV impacted by opioids

1,000+

doses of Naloxone distributed in 48 WV counties since May 2021

60%

increase in overdose deaths in WV in 2020

40,000+

WV households educated in 2020 by WVDII

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NEWS & EVENTS.

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ARC funding to go toward jobs for recovering drug users in West Virginia

The West Virgina Drug Intervention Institute plans to use $478,000 in grant funding from the Appalachian Regional Commission to provide...

Sep 12
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Manchin Announces $3.2 Million to Expand Substance Use Disorder Recovery Services Across WV

Washington, DC – Today, that will expand access to substance use disorder recovery services in communities across West Virginia. The...

Sep 12
1 min

New funds expanding West Virginia substance use disorder recovery services

WASHINGTON, D.C. (WBOY) — The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) is providing funding for 12 projects across West Virginia that aim...

Generation RX

The WV DII, in collaboration with the University of Charleston, has partnered with both Kanawha and Putnam County Schools to implement and deliver a prescription abuse prevention initiative using Generation Rx.

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