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County leaders, first responders urge Senate to restore naloxone and overdose-prevention funding in HB 96
Summary
Hamilton and Clermont county officials, police chiefs and addiction-response coalitions told the Senate Health Committee cuts to overdose and naloxone funding in the House budget would reverse progress in reducing overdose deaths and asked the Senate to restore the Department of Health line item.
Hamilton County Commissioner Denise Driehaus, Clermont County leaders and multiple first responders urged the Senate Health Committee to restore overdose-prevention funding the House reduced in HB 96, saying naloxone distribution has saved lives and enabled entry into treatment.
Commissioner Driehaus said widespread naloxone distribution across Hamilton County has helped reduce overdose…
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