Much of Charleston City Council’s time Monday evening was spent discussing a proposal from the Women’s Health Center of West Virginia on a needle exchange program to be located at their West Side facility. Ultimately, a majority of council members voted it down.
A roll call vote was taken with nine for the proposal and 17 against it.
It’s very hard for them to get treatment when they’re still using. We have a problem in Charleston with these diseases. Hepatitis C will bankrupt us.
Dr. Frank Annie, Charleston City Councilor
According to Annie, there was over a 100% increase in Hep-C cases from 2018 to 2019. 230 cases were reported in 2018 with 530 in 2019.