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Harker oversaw the planning and had help from volunteers including Communities of Shalom, West Virginia Prevention Solutions and others around the county. I don't wake up every day and go looking for people that need CPR, but if I would need to use it, I have it,' Harker said.īerkey said they have been planning this event since April 2022. So when you look at it, you know, what are the chances of you stumbling upon a person that may be experiencing an overdose or displaying signs of an overdose? You know, we're not looking at it like, what are the chances of that? We're looking at it like, can I have this on me? Can our teachers? Can our children? Can they have it on them? Just in case?,' Berkey said. Berkey and Harker said they don't know how many Marion County residents are currently in active addition because each case is so different. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention determined fatal overdoses claimed more than 1,417 West Virginia lives, with 1,201 attributed to opioids. of discrimination, harassment or sexual misconduct at the University of South Carolina, you can report it. 'Every second matters and every life matters, so being able to distribute narcan in the community and educate the community on narcan, the more lives we're going to be able to save,' Berkey said. Intake, Outreach, and Response Coordinator. Marion County QRT Grant Coordinator Raven Berkey agreed. Farmington Family Dollar, Kingmont Family Dollar, Monongah Family Dollar and Middletown Commons Hardee's from 2 p.m. Others can stop by the Marion County Rescue Squad and Whitehall Pharmacy from 10 a.m. Swag bags will be available at the peer recovery center Friendship Fairmont, East Side Family Dollar and Rambling Root, and the Fairmont Avenue Burger King from 10 a.m.

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In addition, community members will be taught how to use naloxone, or it's brand name, narcan, and explain why the drug is important.

QRT will be giving out resources, 'swag bags' and naloxone in 13 different locations around the county today. 8 has been dubbed Save a Life Day in each of West Virginia's 55 counties and aims to provide life-saving naloxone to help those living with substance use disorder. 8-FAIRMONT - Marion County's Quick Response Team is on a mission to Save a Life.

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