During Save a Life Day, naloxone access is personal for women in recovery

By: Lori Kersey

Outlets: West Virginia Watch

Published: September 25, 2026

Words: 785

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 3 days ago

“Free Narcan!” Abby Jewell called to drivers from the sidewalk at an intersection on Charleston, West Virginia’s West Side Thursday morning.

When a bus operator waiting at a red light opened his door, Jewell walked onto the vehicle and handed a box of the medication to a passenger.

Jewell was one of a handful of women from Recovery Point Charleston who helped distribute naloxone during Save a Life Day, an …

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