Save a Life Day organizers continue focus on harm reduction despite federal funding changes

By: Lori Kersey

Outlets: West Virginia Watch

Published: September 22, 2026

Words: 1,018

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 3 days ago

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The organizers of Save a Life Day — an annual naloxone distribution planned for Thursday — aim to keep promoting harm reduction, even after the Trump administration shifted federal funding away from some supplies that make drug use safer.

Volunteers representing health departments, healthcare providers, community organizations and more will distribute naloxone — a drug that reverses an opioid overdose — at more than 1,000 sites in all 50 …

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