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Perceptions of harm reduction need to change

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Susan Bissett and Charlee Fox discuss how perceptions of harm reduction need to change in an article published by the Charelston Gazette-Mail.




West Virginia has the highest fatal drug overdose rates in the nation. In addition, data from the West Virginia Office of Drug Control Policy indicate that, since the pandemic hit, the number of fatal and nonfatal overdoses has significantly increased in many counties — particularly in Kanawha...


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