SOAR WV is a Charleston, WV based community group that promotes the health, dignity, and voices of individuals who are impacted by drug use. Together, we’ve distributed over 20,000 naloxone doses since the COVID-19 pandemic began.
We established in 2018 in response to the shut down of the Kanawha-Charleston Health Department’s harm reduction program. We’ve worked since then to fill the crater losing this program has left in our community.
Recent News
- How to make an Emergency Naloxone Wall Box for $5 for Save a Life Day 2024 & Beyond
In late 2021, SOAR was successful in securing grant funding from the Mel Wolfe Foundation for a new pilot project, Unstuck Chuck. Unstuck Chuck is SOAR’s syringe pick-up and disposal crew that is implemented each Read more… - White House will push ‘harm reduction’ in latest fight against drug overdoses
While the country is still wrestling with the COVID-19 pandemic, deaths from drug overdoses have been spiking — and are expected to top 100,000 for 2021. On Thursday, the White House released its plan to Read more…