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International Overdose Awareness Day Arrives Amid A Rise In Reported Cases In Georgia, Nationwide

International Overdose Awareness Day Arrives Amid A Rise In Reported Cases In Georgia, Nationwide

Closer Look with Rose Scott

August 31, 202049m 27s

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Show Notes

First, Neil Campbell, Executive Director of the Georgia Council On Substance Abuse and Beverly Ragland, CARES Warm Line Manger at the Georgia Council On Substance Abuse, share how their organization is ramping up efforts to provide virtual recovery sessions and resources statewide.

Then, Tom Morris, Associate Administrator for Rural Health Policy in the Health Resources and Services Administration of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, discusses how new federal funding aims to fight the opioid crisis in rural areas of the state.

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