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Austin EMS reports decline in opioid overdoses, expands naloxone and buprenorphine outreach
Summary
Austin-Travis County EMS told commissioners it has seen a leveling and decline in opioid overdoses and is scaling naloxone distribution, buprenorphine bridge doses and a zero-barrier MAT clinic in partnership with Central Health.
Austin-Travis County EMS told the Public Safety Commission that local opioid overdoses and deaths have shown signs of decline and that the department has expanded field and community-based responses.
Assistant Chief Steven White and Division Chief Angela Carr presented data showing a downward trend in opioid-specific overdoses from 2024 into early 2025. “We are seeing a decline,” White said, noting the change compared with earlier years when Travis County had among the highest per-capita opioid death rates in Texas.
The department described several active programs: daily overdose follow-ups by…
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