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Oneida County Overdose Response Team Issues Overdose Spike Alert

Aims to Reduce Overdose Deaths at Least 10% by End of Year

The Oneida County Opioid Task Force has issued a “Call to Action” with the goal of reducing overdose deaths in the county by at least 10% by the end of 2022.

The “Call to Action” was delivered by Opioid Task Force Chairs County Executive Anthony J. Picente Jr., Sheriff Robert M. Maciol and District Attorney Scott D. McNamara at the group’s meeting late last month.

The Oneida County Overdose Response Team (ORT) is again raising awareness of fentanyl-contaminated stimulants in the local drug supply in response to a recent U.S.

Using ODMAP data to identify hots spots, Oneida County through its Public Health Department collaborates with ACR Health & Upstate Family Health Center to expand mobile street engagement efforts to provide on-demand, same-day access to buprenorphine medication and harm reduction services for people with substance use disorder.

County Executive Picente Delivers 2022 State of the County Address On Wednesday, April 6, Oneida County Executive, Anthony J.

On March 30, 2022, Oneida County Executive Anthony J. Picente Jr., Sheriff Robert Maciol and District Attorney Scott McNamara announced the integration of a new and innovative drug detection device at the county’s correctional facility, the first in the state to do so.

County Executive Anthony J. Picente Jr. announced today that the Central Oneida County Volunteer Ambulance Corps (COCVAC) has joined with the Oneida County Overdose Response Team and Midstate EMS to participate in the county’s “Leave Behind” naloxone program.