Help Is Available
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Funded Programs
COMBAT provides nearly $4 million in annual funding to support 20 programs offering substance use disorder treatment. More than 5,000 people in Jackson County receive treatment each year through these COMBAT-supported programs.
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Crisis Lines
Help is only a phone call away. Calls to the crisis line are route to specialists trained to address the specific needs of each person using 988. ReDiscover and First Call are two local agencies also offering help through their 24/7 crisis lines.
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COMBAT Saved My Life
Tommy McGee is trying to live a life of gratitude after going through a treatment program paid for by COMBAT. He has remained clean for more than six years and shares the story of his recovery journey.
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The Opioid Crisis
Every day, more than 115 people in the United States die after overdosing on opioids. The misuse of and addiction to opioids — including prescription pain relievers, heroin, and synthetic opioids such as fentanyl — is a serious national crisis that affects public health as well as social and economic welfare. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that the total "economic burden" of prescription opioid misuse alone in the United States is $78.5 billion a year, including the costs of healthcare, lost productivity, addiction treatment, and criminal justice involvement.
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