Monongalia County Health Department About 1,408 doses of naloxone reached the hands of the general public on Saturday during Save a Life Day, an effort to make […]
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Save a Life Day Saturday in Mon County
Newsroom@DominionPost.com Sam Shawish used substances and got clean a few times, once for more than two years. But a little over a year ago, on Sept. 4, […]
Officer says QRT team would benefit Preston
KINGWOOD — A search for naloxone led a Kingwood police officer to the Monongalia County Quick Response Team. “I was responding to overdose calls, and I would […]
QRT Grief Support Group works to heal, reduce stigma
MORGANTOWN — While the COVID-19 pandemic surges, there is a quieter epidemic that has been plaguing West Virginia for years: overdose. According to the National Institutes of […]
Learn to save a life (or two)
If you had the opportunity to learn the Heimlich maneuver to keep somebody from choking to death, you wouldn’t think twice, right? If you were trained in […]
Mon County QRT seeks volunteers, donations for Save a Life Day
Newsroom@DominionPost.com Members of the Monongalia County Quick Response Team will be out in force for Save a Life Day Sept. 25, to teach naloxone administration to anyone […]
U.S. Attorney’s Office teams up with law enforcement and other community partners to recognize overdose victims
Newsroom@DominionPost.com WHEELING — Monongalia County Health Department is one of five cities in the Northern District of West Virginia to observe National Crime Victims’ Rights Week by […]
Quick response team stands vigilant against the forgotten epidemic of addiction
MORGANTOWN — While you were busy fretting over the latest COVID-19 news, opiates killed. As you feverishly Tweeted about a stranger wearing a mask incorrectly, someone’s daughter […]
MCHD welcomes new epidemiologist
Luke Moore brings statistician skills to help with pandemic Newsroom@DominionPost.com Luke Moore, Ph.D., was most recently working as a statistician for the WVU Center for Excellence in […]
QRT impacts community via training
Naloxone reverses effects of opioid overdose, saves lives Newsroom@DominionPost.com Members of the Monongalia County Quick Response Team have had a direct impact in providing the community with […]
