Fort Lauderdale, FL (February 2023) – In 2022, Care Resource’s Special Purpose Outreach Team (The SPOT), in response to several fentanyl overdoses, canvassed the beaches of Fort Lauderdale to warn spring breakers of a surge in recreational drugs laced with dangerous synthetic opioids like fentanyl. The SPOT street teams visited popular spring break hotspots to distribute educational materials and over 3,000 doses of naloxone, a drug known by the brand name Narcan, which can revive opioid overdose victims.
Ane sa a, SPOT te fè patenarya ak South Florida Wellness Network pou elaji operasyon li pou rive jwenn plis prentan.
“Nou espere plizyè milye prentan ki pa okouran de ogmantasyon nan dwòg lwazi k ap mete fentanyl. Nou planifye pou rive jwenn plis sezon prentan ane sa a epi distribye plis Narcan nan espwa pou n sove lavi adisyonèl,” di Emelina Martinez, Manadjè Sèvis Echanj Sereng Sekirite pou SPOT la.
Surdozaj aksidan ak dwòg lwazi ak fentanyl la vin pi komen nan peyi Etazini Fentanyl ak lòt dwòg sentetik ka 50 a 100 fwa pi pisan pase ewoyin oswa opioid preskripsyon, sa ki fè yo letal ak danjere. Dapre Sant pou Kontwòl ak Prevansyon Maladi (CDC), lanmò nan surdozaj yo nan yon nivo maksimòm nan Amerik la. Plis pase 100,000 Ameriken te mouri nan surdozaj dwòg an 2021, ak 75,673 nan lanmò sa yo nan surdozaj te soti nan opioid, sitou fentanyl.
Anplis resous pou rediksyon domaj gratis, SPOT la se yon klinik medikal mobil ki ofri yon seri sèvis medikal gratis. Patisipan yo ka pran tès VIH, HCV, ak STI, ak vaksen kont COVID-19. Pandan operasyon regilye, SPOT la nan kominote a bay founiti ak resous enpòtan tankou nouvo sereng, naloxone, sèvis medikal, ak lyen ak swen espesyalize.
The SPOT relies on private funding from organizations like Care Resource, United Way, Gilead Focus, The Fishman Family Foundation, and individuals like Dr. Peter Cinelli, to provide all services at no cost.
Doktè Thomas Smith, Direktè Sèvis Sante Konpòtman pou SPOT, eksplike ke, “Lwa federal entèdi SPOT jwenn finansman gouvènman an pou rezon rediksyon domaj. Sipò ak donasyon kominote lokal nou an esansyèl nan operasyon nou an. Plis nou resevwa sipò, se plis nou ka sove lavi.”
Pou plis enfòmasyon sou The SPOT, vizite spotbroward.org, oswa rele 954-566-SPOT (7768). Yo afiche orè chak semèn sou Instagram (@thespotbroward) ak Facebook (The SPOT Broward).
