18 Rural Georgia Counties Partner to Reduce Opioid Overdoses
Source
The Georgia Virtue
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Date
Feb 2, 2026
Summary
Discusses overdose death disparities in rural Georgia and new funding for 18 communities to support community-based responses. Notes rural-specific challenges in addressing the opioid crisis.
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· Community and faith-based initiatives
· Funding
· Health disparities
· Illicit drug use
· Mortality
· Prescription drug misuse
· Georgia