Bridging public health and safety
WE CARE bridges community partners and the public to address social determinants of health, including substance use disorder. The West Virginia East Coalition for Addiction Recovery and Education (WE CARE) connects health and safety organizations to collaborate to make a healthier community.
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Learn about substance use disorder, overdose, stigma, and prevention strategies in community programs and training sessions.
Addiction help and resources.
You’re not alone if you or a loved one is struggling with substance use. We are here to help with access to treatment, harm reduction services, and more.
How it affects us locally.
Review the data to see how drug trends, polysubstance use, hospitalizations, overdoses, and the opioid epidemic are impacting our community and beyond.
Are you...
- Using substances more often than you intended to?
- Having difficulty reducing use?
- Spending a lot of time obtaining substances?
- Facing consequences at work, school, or home?
- Giving up social activities?
- Continuing to use despite physical or mental problems?
- Experiencing tolerance or withdrawal?
If so, there is help!
Yes! There is hope. Over 22 million Americans have recovered from substance addiction. Many options are available, including medication for addiction treatment, behavioral counseling, support meetings, and harm reduction.
Harm reduction supplies.
Focused on kindness, compassion, and respect for people using substances, harm reduction is a range of intentional practices and public health policies designed to lessen the negative social and/or physical consequences associated with substance use or other harmful activities.
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