Merck Foundation and Marshall Health Announce New Initiative to Address Opioid Epidemic
August 02, 2018
August 02, 2018
HUNTINGTON, West Virginia, Aug. 2 -- Marshall University issued the following news release:
The Merck Foundation is supporting a new initiative with Marshall Health to launch the Great Rivers Regional System for Addiction Care to address areas hit hardest by the opioid epidemic in West Virginia.
With a $2 million grant from the foundation payable over four years, the system is an innovative, comprehensive approach that aims to reduce opioid overdoses and overdose deaths . . .
The Merck Foundation is supporting a new initiative with Marshall Health to launch the Great Rivers Regional System for Addiction Care to address areas hit hardest by the opioid epidemic in West Virginia.
With a $2 million grant from the foundation payable over four years, the system is an innovative, comprehensive approach that aims to reduce opioid overdoses and overdose deaths . . .