A Statewide Alliance Working to Address
Substance Abuse and Related Issues in West Virginia
A Comprehensive Strategic Plan
to Address Substance Abuse in WV
Governor Manchin's 2008
Strategic Spending Plan for the State's Purdue Pharma Asset Forfeiture Funds called for the development of a long-term strategic drug plan that includes substance abuse prevention, treatment and enforcement strategies.
The Governor designated The WV Partnership to to develop it.
In 2009, The WV Partnership put the finishing touches on a plan to address substance abuse in West Virginia.
The plan was endorsed and officially unveiled by Governor Joe Manchin at
The Governor's Drug Summit in November 2009.
The Governor's Comprehensive Strategic Plan to Address Substance Abuse in West Virginia outlines the necessary infrastructure and resources to combat substance abuse effectively in our state.
It was guided by
Blueprint for the States: Policies to Improve the Ways States Organize and Deliver Alcohol and Drug Prevention and Treatment (Rosenbloom, Leis, Shah, and Ambrogi 2006). The plan specifically recommends investment of state funding to support county-level projects, regional and state projects, prevention research, and prevention system infrastructure.
Official Plan Cover
Plan