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Celebrating Lives Saved, Hope Shared In Morris County
The anniversary of the Morris County's Hope One put a spotlight on the 54 lives saved over the last four years.
MORRIS COUNTY, NJ - More than 17,600 people contacted, 3,302 Narcan trained to revive those who overdose and 54 lives saved through the Hope One program. And last week, they celebrated the unique, mobile addiction recovery program that brings services into Morris County communities.
“We're not going to arrest our way out of this problem," Morris County Sheriff James Gannon said, kicking off the anniversary celebration.
“If we did not have Hope One over these past four years, we would not have had more than 17,600 people contacted. We would not have had 3,302 trained in using Narcan to revive people who overdose. We would not have saved the 54 lives saved through Hope One,” said Morris County Commissioner Director Stephen H. Shaw.
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The Hope One mobile unit regularly finds people struggling with addiction and gets them immediate referrals for help. It also connects public programs to people who are homeless, on the verge of becoming homeless, or people needing food, medical care, legal advice and other types of assistance.
Gannon was joined by three Morris County Commissioners, including Director Stephen Shaw, Thomas Mastrangelo and Deputy Director Deborah Smith as well as Senator Anthony Bucco, Assemblywomen BettyLou DeCroce and Aura Dunn, Acting Prosecutor Robert Carroll, Surrogate Heather Darling, Dover Mayor Carolyn Blackman, Congresswoman Mikie Sherrill, Congressman Thomas Malinowski and many others.
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Those interested can learn more about Hope One's services on their website.
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