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A Pasco County alliance made up of community resources is helping combat opioid and fentanyl addiction through proactive and reactive measures.
BayCare Behavioral Health got the top award to provide an urgent care center.
In fact, according to the CDC, over 107,000 Americans died from drug overdoses and poisonings from 2021 to 2022.
Numbers from Pasco County Sheriff’s Office show there has been a total of 438 overdoses from opioids this year, 98 of them were fatal. Community organizations plan to use grants to address treatment, prevention and recovery for those who are affected by the opioid crisis.
Data from the Pasco County Sheriff's Office shows U.S. 19 is a hotspot for opioid overdoses. On average, one in five overdoses in Pasco County are now fatal, with fentanyl fueling the crisis.