Early Findings from a Tri-County Collaborative Approach to Addressing the Opioid Crisis

• By: Sandra McGinnis, PhD Thomas LaPorte, PhD Center for Human Services Research, University at Albany
• January 1st, 2020
• addiction treatment, emergency department care, naloxone training, opioid crisis, overdose prevention, peer support, public health initiatives, rural communities
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While the opioid crisis has captured the concern of public health officials and the public, the epidemic is not evenly distributed. Rural communities are especially hard-hit, particularly areas with a large working-class population where dim economic prospects have led to dramatic increases in...