The Van That Saves Lives: Opioid Settlement Funds in the Driver’s Seat

In the midst of America's ongoing opioid crisis, new harm reduction programs are becoming important for communities. One example is in Syracuse, New York, where Onondaga County's Health Department has turned an old ambulance into a mobile harm reduction unit to bring essential services directly to people who need help the most. This story highlights how opioid settlement funds are making a difference in communities across New York State.

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• Mariah Senecal-Reilly, Onondaga County Health Department

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“One of our first initiatives when our county received settlement dollars was to buy a decommissioned ambulance and it's a mobile unit and we use that throughout the community. We have six, soon-to-be seven, set sites where we do harm reduction services, including syringe services.” 

—Mariah Senecal-Reilly, Onondaga County Health Department

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