Coordinated Opioid Recovery Network (CORE)

The state's Coordinated Opioid Response network, established in 2022, will cover 17 more counties, including Lake, Orange, Polk and Seminole, for a total of 29.

Updated statistics show Escambia EMS ran 10,529 opiate overdose calls from 2021 to 2023, far more than neighboring counties. The demographics and neighborhoods affected were widespread.

Pinellas County opioid deaths are being addressed through the Coordinated Opioid Recovery Network, an initiative being slowly rolled out across the state.