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State-backed mobile opioid treatment program seeks to serve Lawrence County
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Joshua Thacker, outreach coordinator for Anchor Addiction and Wellness Center and Chill Coffee, told Lawrence County commissioners on Oct. 28 that the organization has two state-backed mobile opioid treatment units and is seeking to place one in the county.
Joshua Thacker, outreach coordinator for Anchor Addiction and Wellness Center and Chill Coffee, told Lawrence County commissioners on Oct. 28 that the organization has two state-backed mobile opioid treatment units and is seeking to place one in the county.
"Lawrence County had 27 provisional overdose deaths just last year," Thacker said, citing provisional data he obtained from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. He said the units were funded through grants backed by Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine and that Anchor Addiction has completed two mobile units as part of that…
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