On April 2nd, WWAV, VOTE, LPHI & the Drug Policy Alliance are hard at work planning our “New Directions, New Orleans: Toward a Health-Based Approach to Drug Policy” Summit at Dillard University! More information to be released soon!!!
Join WWAV in Working to Prevent Overdoses!
At Women With a Vision, we stand in solidarity with all who have lost a loved one to drug overdose. So many of these deaths are preventable, and our communities need access to the tools and information to save lives. The recent death of the respected and well-loved actor Philip Seymour Hoffman was a wake-up […]
Statement on the Rise of Deadly Overdoses in the New Orleans Metro Area
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 29, 2013 Contact: Desiree Evans Women With a Vision Office: 504-301-0428 Statement on the Rise of Deadly Overdoses in the New Orleans Metro Area WWAV Calls for the Passage of Good Samaritan 911 Legislation in Louisiana By Catherine Jones, MD A recent article in the The Times-Picayune entitled, “Heroin fuels surge […]
Why are Good Samaritan and Naloxone Access laws important for Louisiana?
Louisiana has one of the highest per capita overdose rates in the nation, ranking 11th overall. Last year alone, 15 out of every 100,000 persons in Louisiana died due to accidental overdose. Nationally, 100 people in the United States die every day due to overdose and overdose deaths have become the number one cause of accidental […]
WWAV Shines a Spotlight on Overdoses in New Orleans, Calls for 911 Good Samaritan Laws
Saturday, August 31, 2013 is International Overdose Awareness Day, and Women With A Vision will be participating in a day of community outreach to raise awareness about the reality of overdoses in New Orleans and across the nation. At 3:00 p.m. WWAV will be tabling under the Claiborne Avenue overpass at Claiborne and Esplanade Avenues, […]
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