Appalachian Save a Life: Free Naloxone Day – Sep 14th 2023

*** Check out the new Save a Life Day 2024 web page here. Below is an archival page of Save a Life Day 2023 :-). ***

We can’t wait for the first Appalachian-wide Save a life Day on Sep 14th 2023!

Got questions, etc? Reach out to Appalachian Save a Life Day Coordinator, Iris Sidikman, [email protected].

We are thrilled for the support of this year’s sponsors!

Appalachian Partners include: AIDS Healthcare Foundation, CAMC Foundation, the Greater Kanawha Valley Foundation, the Pallottine Foundation of Huntington, and the WV Drug Intervention Institute. 

Lifesaver Sponsors include: Ayuda Medical, CareSource, Community Education Group, Mountain Care Network, and Unicare.

Good Samaritan Sponsors include: Cabin Creek Health Systems, Community Connections, First Choice Services, First Settlement Physical Therapy, Hope in Action Alliance, the Groundwork Project, Marshall University’s MSW Program, Mountain State Harm Reduction, Remedy Alliance, Shatterproof, Thomas Health, the Women’s Health Center of WV, WV ACLU, the WV Alliance of Recovery Residences, and West Virginians for Affordable Healthcare.

West Virginia’s Office of Drug Control Policy and the University of Charleston Pharmacy School have supplied naloxone (brand name: Narcan) for West Virginia’s events since 2020.

The theme for the 2023 event is “partnering with people with lived experience.” Organizers are invited to explore ways to genuinely build with neighbors who are intimately close to the pains, solutions, and hopes surrounding the overdose crisis. People who’ve saved lives with naloxone or been saved are the frontline voices in this work. By building together, we can build a better response.

Looking for the 2023 contacts for your county?