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Louisville officials approve funds to hire overdose quick response team members

Kentucky’s opioid settlement will be putting $85,000 toward two new peer support specialists to join the quick response team.

Metro Council signs off on overdose quick response team funding

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Author: Jim Stratman

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Louisville Metro Health and Wellness officials say that the real life experience that peer support specialists can bring to their outreach programs are invaluable.

Community Health Administrator Ben Goldman went as far as describing their role as critical to connecting with people who have experienced an overdose.