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Chase Away Fentanyl seeks funds for New Start program: Narcan distribution and fines‑matching to engage people in recovery
Summary
Chase Away Fentanyl asked Coffee County for funds to support a New Start program that matches participant payments on fines, trains participants in Naloxone/Narcan distribution, and purchases large quantities of naloxone for county distribution.
Allen Vickers, speaking for the nonprofit Chase Away Fentanyl, told the Coffee County Opioid Abatement Fund Committee on Feb. 26 that his organization’s New Start program combines Naloxone distribution, participant volunteer engagement and financial assistance to remove barriers to reentry.
Vickers said the program matches each dollar a participant pays toward fines with one dollar from the program and requires program participants to volunteer at community recovery events, receive Narcan/Naloxone training and participate in case-management screening. He described the program as a ‘‘hand up’’ model designed to reduce barriers to…
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