The 2014 regular session of the Louisiana Legislature opened in March, and it’s been an active legislative session already for Women With a Vision as staff headed to Baton Rouge this month for legislative hearings in support of two bills surrounding harm reduction and overdose prevention. WWAV has campaigned for 911 Good Samaritan legislation and […]
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 […]
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 […]