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Using ODMAP data to identify hots spots, Oneida County through its Public Health Department collaborates with ACR Health & Upstate Family Health Center to expand mobile street engagement efforts to provide on-demand, same-day access to buprenorphine medication and harm reduction services for people with substance use disorder.

County Executive Picente Delivers 2022 State of the County Address On Wednesday, April 6, Oneida County Executive, Anthony J.

On March 30, 2022, Oneida County Executive Anthony J. Picente Jr., Sheriff Robert Maciol and District Attorney Scott McNamara announced the integration of a new and innovative drug detection device at the county’s correctional facility, the first in the state to do so.

County Executive Anthony J. Picente Jr. announced today that the Central Oneida County Volunteer Ambulance Corps (COCVAC) has joined with the Oneida County Overdose Response Team and Midstate EMS to participate in the county’s “Leave Behind” naloxone program.

Health Department is One of Only 13 Selected Nationwide 

The Oneida County Overdose Response Team has issued a spike alert message for an increase in heroin and opioid overdoses and a public health alert regarding minors overdosing on marijuana and pills.

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The Oneida County Opioid Task Force today announced the creation of a Peer Alliance Program that will provide training and support to individuals in recovery so that they can help others with Substance Use Disorder find their own pathway to recovery.