Media Mentions – Virginia Harm Reduction Coalition

Potent Batch of Opioid Drugs Leads to Uptick in Overdoses, Deaths in Roanoke Region – Roanoke Rambler
Macy: Time for innovative thinking – and true local leadership – to address soaring overdose crisis – The Roanoke Times
Millions of Dollars to Fight Opioid Epidemic Are Heading to Roanoke. Will It Be Enough? – Roanoke Rambler
Opioid Overdose Deaths Plunge in Virginia Counties After Influx of Naloxone – Direct Relief
Grant funds research on community-level intervention to address opioid overdoses – Virginia Tech Daily
Fatal overdoses rose statewide in 2019, but fell in Roanoke for first time in three years – The Roanoke Times
Drug Overdoses Are Decreasing. It May Be Thanks to Naloxone. – Direct Relief
In the Heart of Appalachia, One Group Works Overtime to Reduce Overdoses – Direct Relief
Testing begins at NRV Fairgrounds, officials also use antibody testing – WDBJ7
Grassroots groups help LGBTQ people survive — and thrive — in Appalachia – NBC News