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 the medication, which […]
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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, 2020, six months […]
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 get to the […]
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 Health, West Virginia […]
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 cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), […]
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 interested in learning […]
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 placing 50 purple […]
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 slid a needle […]
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 Disabilities when the […]
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 life-saving training and […]
