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***MEDIA ADVISORY***

For Immediate Release
U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of West Virginia
U.S. Attorney Booth Goodwin to announce critical partnership to prevent overdose

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – United States Attorney Booth Goodwin, joined by West Virginia State Police Major Tim Bradley and Mercer County Commissioner and Community Connections Executive Director Greg Puckett, will announce a new partnership to expand access to naloxone at a press conference at the Princeton Detachment of the West Virginia State Police on Wednesday, December 16, 2015, at noon.

Naloxone, a medication that can reverse the effects of opioid overdose and is commonly known as Narcan, has been successfully utilized by law enforcement and first responders to prevent drug overdose. U.S. Attorney Goodwin will introduce the new partnership between the West Virginia State Police and Community Connections that will provide overdose prevention training to West Virginia State Troopers in Mercer, McDowell, and Wyoming Counties.

WHO:

  • United States Attorney Booth Goodwin
  • West Virginia State Police Major Tim Bradley
  • Mercer County Commissioner and Community Connections Executive Director Greg Puckett

WHAT:         

  • Press conference to announce expansion of access to naloxone through a new partnership

WHERE:      

  • WV State Police – Princeton Detachment
  • 910 Oakvale Road
  • Princeton, WV  24740

WHEN:         

  • Wednesday, December 16, 2015, at noon.

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Updated December 15, 2015
Topic
Office and Personnel Updates
Component
USAO - West Virginia, Southern