County joins network to help fight opioid addiction
Lazaro Aleman
ECB Publishing, Inc.
Jefferson County is now a participant in the Coordinated Opioid Recovery (CORE) Program through the NW Florida Health Network, making it eligible for some $3.675 million in funding over an a 17-year period to provide treatment services to opioid-addicted individuals.
The Jefferson CountyBoard of County Commissioners approved the agreement with the NWF Health Network on Thursday evening, April 16, at the request of Jefferson County Fire Rescue (JCFR) Chief De