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Overdoses in Volusia County drop after hospitals partner with treatment counselors

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VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. – Larry Brooks has spent the last 12 months racing to Halifax Health Daytona Beach, the hospital across the street from where he works at SMA Healthcare, trying to get to every addict that came in on a stretcher after overdosing.

But lately, the pace has slowed. Brooks is a certified recovery peer specialist, uniquely qualified as a recovering addict himself to speak with the addicts, if they agree, and offer a second chance: a comprehensive treatment program at SMA. [TRENDING: Video shows man trying to kidnap Fla.

girl | Deputy guilty of planting drugs in cars | ‘Hangry’ gator chases Wendy’s customers] Overdoses in Volusia County were skyrocketing over the past year, largely due to the pandemic.

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