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Saratoga County starts addiction support program in schools

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Saratoga County is launching a school-based opioid and substance use disorder support program. Certified recovery peer advocates will work directly with school resource officers to provide addiction and substance abuse services. The program is funded with money from the opioid settlement regional abatement fund through the New York State Office of Addiction Services.

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Saratoga County starts addiction support program in schools

BALLSTON SPA, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Saratoga County is launching a school-based opioid and substance use disorder support program to tackle the rising use of addictive substances and drugs in school-aged children. “Vapes have a lot of addictive substances in them, some are illegal," Phil Barrett, Chairman of the Saratoga County Board of Supervisors, said. "Kids are moving on to other substances as well, there’s gateway drugs that they’re possessing.…

2 months ago·Albany, United States

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