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Getting Help for Opioid Addiction in Palm Beach County

Where to start when someone you love is using — naloxone access, the Addiction Stabilization Unit, and the county's CORE network.

If someone you love is using opioids, the first thing to know is that help in Palm Beach County does not require you to have everything figured out first.

The county runs a Coordinated Opioid Recovery (CORE) network and an Addiction Stabilization Unit built around walk-in triage — staff help sort out whether someone needs inpatient care, intensive outpatient, or support at home. Palm Beach County also funds treatment so that cost isn't the thing that stops someone from getting care. Naloxone (Narcan), which can reverse an opioid overdose, is available at many county pharmacies without a personal prescription and through community distribution programs.

If you're watching an overdose happen: call 911, give naloxone, give rescue breaths if they aren't breathing, and place them on their side once breathing returns. You can also reach the national SAMHSA helpline any time at 1-800-662-4357. This is education, not medical advice — but it's a place to start.

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