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Bradford County authorizes staff to pursue CORE opioid-recovery funding, expands mobile MAT services
Summary
The Bradford County Commission voted 5-0 to authorize staff to move forward with coordinated opioid recovery (CORE) funding and a CRP expansion after a presentation by Lieutenant David Weeks on the county's mobile medication-assisted treatment work and funding plan.
Bradford County commissioners on Oct. 7 voted 5-0 to authorize staff to move forward with coordinated opioid recovery funding and a CRP expansion proposal after a presentation on the county's CORE (Comprehensive Opioid Response) program by Lieutenant David Weeks of Bradford County Fire Rescue.
Weeks told the board CORE is "an innovative integrated solution expanding Florida's capacity to respond to the full spectrum [of] substance use disorder," and described how Bradford County's fire-rescue-led mobile medication-assisted treatment (MAT) and partner referrals now meet requirements to be designated a CORE county.
The CORE designation allows the county to receive state-administered opioid-abatement funding overseen by LSF, Weeks said. He said the overall award for year one is $700,000; he told commissioners that Bradford…
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