GA ORS Team Supports the Launch of a Naloxone Vending Machine at Newton County Jail
In a first for Georgia, the state’s Overdose Response Strategy (ORS) team helped launch a new initiative with the installation of a naloxone vending machine inside a law enforcement facility. The vending machine at the Newton County Detention Center provides free, secure access to naloxone for anyone visiting or leaving the facility. This […]
Expand Recovery Community Organizations (RCOs) Access to Timely Overdose Data
When Recovery Community Organization (RCO) leaders requested more timely information on overdose increases in their areas of responsibility, the Georgia Public Health Analyst (PHA) recommended that the organization sign up for spike alerts from the Overdose Detection Mapping Application Program (ODMAP). Working with the RCO Development Program Manager for the state, the GA PHA organized […]