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Burke County reports early drops in overdoses, expands outreach and treatment programs
Summary
County staff reported a decline in overdose fatalities and emergency department overdose visits and described expansion of outreach and treatment programs including a BEAR outreach team, community navigator, low-barrier MOUD and family-centered recovery services. Commissioners approved the report and asked for continued data tracking.
Katie Samuels, Burke County's opioid response coordinator, presented a dashboard update to the Board of Commissioners showing early positive trends and the operational status of nine funded programs.
Samuels said that in calendar-year 2025 there were 370 suspected overdose 911 calls, 93 of which were later verified as overdoses, and reported 50 verified overdose fatalities in 2024 (down from 60 the prior year). She also said emergency-department overdose visits have decreased and stressed…
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