1. Recent Increases in Emergency
Department Admissions for
Opioid Overdose
July 25, 2020
Jeffrey Halbstein-Harris
2. Association with COVID Epidemic
The Wake County Response
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• Who ‘s talking?
• What is being suggested?
• The NC experience?
• The Wake County experience?
• The Wake EMS and Healing Transitions Rapid
Responder PORT Adaptation ?
8. Wake County EMS and Healing Transitions
An integrated, comprehensive, coordinated and continuous recovery system.
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•Housing
•Nutrition
•Transportation
•Other
•Periodic outreach
•Monitoring
•Residential Programs
•Out Patient Programs
•OBOT - MAT
•Support Groups
•Establish relationship
•Readiness to change
•Recovery Status
•Individual and Family
Service Needs
•Client Goals
Engage, Assess,
Plan
Addiction
Treatment
Referrals
Social and
Environment
Needs
Addressed
Comprehensive
, Continuous
Support and
Monitoring
Data Driven
Client Relationship
Management System