USF, Pasco Opioid Taskforce seek feedback to fight addiction

The Brief

  • The Pasco County Opioid Taskforce and the University of South Florida have partnered up to analyze the gaps in access for residents in behavioral health and opioid addiction treatment.
  • They are holding two meetings on March 31 and April 2 to listen to public feedback on what should change.

ZEPHYRHILLS, Fla. Painkillers are at the center of the nation’s opioid crisis, and Florida received a $3 billion settlement a few years ago from manufacturers, distributors and dispensers of opioids.

What we know:

That money is going back into our communities to fight addiction, with the latest part of that work involving the Pasco County Opioid Taskforce and University of South Florida.

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