HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. — Hamilton County has launched a new Overdose Prevention Team, a first-of-its-kind initiative in Tennessee aimed at helping people struggling with opioid addiction get immediate, on-the-ground treatment and recovery support.
The new program, paid for by opioid abatement funds, goes beyond the initial emergency of giving treatment like Narcan.
Christy Cooper, Chattanooga’s Administrator of Public Safety, says…..