Independent advocates for life-enhancing drug policies and practices.
1,275+
opioid deaths
annually in WV
54
out of every 1000 children in WV impacted by opioids
1,000+
does 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
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.
