Naloxone

Naloxone is a medication used to reverse an opioid overdose. This standing order is intended to ensure that residents of the State of West Virginia who are at risk of experiencing an opioid-related overdose, or who are family members, friends or other persons who are in a position to assist a person at risk of experiencing an opioid-related overdose, are able to obtain Naloxone.

Click here to download the Standing Order Naloxone Prescription for Overdose Prevention

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Cryptids Campaign Pilot Program
(a project of the WV Regional Drug Control Coordinators)

The Appalachian folklore cryptids - including the familiar images of Bigfoot and Mothman - will be popping up around the State of West Virginia in early 2024. Placed on the side of a Naloxone box, a cryptids sticker includes a QR code that directs an individual to a confidential, 5-question survey. Once complete, that individual is directed to the Help & Hope WV website. The goal of this project is to anonymously collect overdose data and provide additional Naloxone and other resources at-no-cost where they are needed the most.

Meet the Cryptids:

Bigfoot
Also known as Sasquatch, Bigfoot is a wild, hairy creature thought to inhabit dense forest areas in Randolph and various counties in the 1950s.

 

Flatwoods Monster
Also known as Braxie, the Flatwoods Monster was spotted in 1952 after a possible meteor crossed the night sky.

 

Mothman
This humanoid creature is reported to tower over 7’ tall with a wingspan that exceeds 10’ wide and was seen in Point Pleasant, WV in the late 1960s.

 

Sheepsquatch
An elusive cryptid in the Appalachian Mountains who is said to travel with Bigfoot. Sightings have occurred as recently as 1994 in Boone County.

 

Vegetable Man
Also known as Veggieman, Vegetable Man was spotted in Fairmont in 1968 and may have extraterrestrial origin.