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Council OKs $331,000 in opioid-settlement funds for EMS-led outreach and prevention partnership
Summary
Town Council approved using $331,000 in South Carolina opioid settlement funds to start an EMS‑led outreach pilot and to fund prevention programming with the Lowcountry Alliance for Healthy Youth.
Hilton Head Island’s Town Council voted to accept state-distributed opioid settlement funds and fund a pilot program that pairs a fire-rescue outreach team with the Lowcountry Alliance for Healthy Youth to provide post‑overdose follow-up, treatment navigation and prevention messaging.
The council approved a resolution to use the town’s current allocation—about $331,000—from the South Carolina Opioid Recovery Fund (SCORF). Fire Rescue presented a model in which EMS crews and a peer-support specialist make field-based contacts within 24–72…
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