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Escambia County EMS supervisor outlines countywide opioid recovery 'core' program, says it has served about 600 people
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Joey Kerman, a supervisor at Escambia County EMS, described the county's "core" opioid recovery program, its 2023 rollout, outreach to unhoused residents, use of medication-assisted treatment and social supports, and reported the program has seen roughly 600 patients to date.
Joey Kerman, a supervisor at Escambia County Emergency Medical Services and head of Escambia County's "core" opioid recovery program, described the countywide effort and said it has enrolled about 600 patients since it began seeing cases in 2023.
"Core program is the coordinated opioid recovery effort, which was implemented in the state of Florida," Kerman said, noting that Escambia County was part of the initial rollout because it "led the state in per capita deaths from drug overdose." He said the program was tasked with developing solutions to reduce barriers to care and to bring…
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