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IT’S NOW TIME FOR THE WEEKLY
WITH NEWS 00:00AM MORNING
ANCHOR JUSTIN WARMOTH.
>> THIS IS THE WEEKLY ON
CLICKORLANDO DOT COM WITH
JUSTIN WARMOTH.
>> GOOD MORNING. I’M JUSTIN
WARMOTH HEALTH OFFICIALS SAY
THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC HAS
CREATED THE GREATEST MENTAL
HEALTH SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND
OVERDOSE CRISIS IN U.S.
HISTORY. AND THE NUMBERS ARE
STAGGERING. ACCORDING TO THE
CDC. THERE WERE NEARLY 94,000
OVERDOSE DEATHS IN 2020, A 29%
JUMP YEAR OVER YEAR IN
FLORIDA’S INCREASE WAS MUCH
WORSE THAN THE NATIONAL
AVERAGE AND AMONG THE HIGHEST
IN THE NATION THIS MORNING,
SEMINOLE COUNTY SHERIFF DENNIS
LEMMA IS HERE TO BREAK DOWN
WHAT’S FUELING THE CRISIS AND
WHAT’S BEING DONE TO REVERSE
COURSE.
>> LET’S JUST GET RIGHT INTO
THAT. FIRST OFF, CAN YOU RECAP
HOW BOUT OF THE YEAR 2020 WAS
WHEN IT COMES TO THE OPIOID
CRISIS.
>> YES, SO I YOU KNOW, I THINK
THAT, YOU KNOW, PRIOR TO
COVID-19. WE HAD A HUGE
PROBLEM ACROSS OUR COUNTRY AND
ESPECIALLY HERE IN THE STATE
OF FLORIDA WENT WHEN WE WERE
KIND OF ONE OF THE LAST STATES
TO CREATE A PRESCRIPTION
MONITORING SYSTEM. THE
OVERFLOW OPIOIDS THAT WERE
AVAILABLE IN OUR COMMUNITY. WE
HAD A A RECORD YEAR JUST
BEFORE COVID-19 HAPPENED. BUT
THIS YEAR IT’S EVEN BEEN WORSE
AS PEOPLE REALLY LOST THEIR
JOBS AND REALLY HAVE PERSONAL
STRESS AND CONCERN WITH THEIR
OWN PERSONAL HEALTH AND WELL
BEING OF THE FAMILY MEMBERS.
WE’VE SEEN A SPIKE IN
OVERDOSES HERE IN SEMINOLE
COUNTY AND ACROSS THE STATE. I
DID PUT IT IN PERSPECTIVE FROM
JANUARY. 1ST OF THIS YEAR.
WE’VE HAD 530 OVERDOSES AND
UNFORTUNATELY 71 OVERDOSE
DEATHS. AND A 25% INCREASE
RESPECTIVELY IN BOTH
CATEGORIES.
>> A FEW YEARS AGO WE WERE
SEEING PRESCRIPTION OPIOIDS
FUELING THE MAJORITY OF THE
OVERDOSES. BUT THAT’S NOT THE
CASE ANYMORE. CORRECT.
>> YEAH. THAT’S THAT’S NOT THE
CASE WITH THE PRESCRIPTION YOU
KNOW, WE TALK A LOT ABOUT A
PURDUE PHARMACEUTICAL AND THE
SACKLER FAMILY OF THE
OVERPRESCRIBING OF OPIOIDS.
THAT’S WHAT CREATED AN
UNPRECEDENTED A DEPENDENCY
ACROSS THE COUNTRY. YOU’RE IN
THE STATE OF FLORIDA. BUT WHAT
HAS OCCURRED NOW IS PEOPLE
HAVE TURNED TO SYNTHETIC
OPIOIDS WHICH ARE MUCH
STRONGER AND POWERFUL. THEN
THE PHARMACEUTICAL GRADE
PROPERLY PROCESS TRUCKS OF
PEOPLE WERE TAKEN BEFORE TO
GIVE AN EXAMPLE OF OF IS 100
TIMES MORE POTENT THAN
MORPHINE AND 50 TIMES MORE
POTENT THAN HEROIN. AND WE’RE
SEEING SETTING ALL MIXED IN
ALL TYPES OF SUBSTANCES FROM
MARIJUANA ON SOME CASES
TOBACCO AND A LOT OF PEOPLE
WHO ARE TAKING THESE DRUGS ARE
NOT REALIZING THAT THEY’RE
TAKING THE HEAVIER DOSE MADE
IN CLANDESTINE LAPS. EFFECT.
NO, THERE THERE NEARLY DYING
IMMEDIATELY UPON TAKING THE
DRUG.
>> WHERE’S THAT FUNNEL COMING
FROM.
>> WELL, IT’S BEING PROCESSED
IN A LAB. YOU KNOW, AROUND THE
WORLD WHEN IT FIRST STARTED IN
CHINA WITH WROTE CHEMIST
PROCESSING IT AND THEY WERE
MOVING INTO. I EASE YOUR
ACCESS POINTS TO GET INTO THE
UNITED YOU KNOW, FIRST OTHER
OTHER COUNTRIES OTHER THAN
MEXICO. A LOT OF THIS COMING
NOW ACROSS THE MEXICAN PEOPLE
IN MEXICO NOW ARE PROCESSING
IT.
>> PEOPLE ARE CARRYING IT
ACROSS THE BORDER AND IN SOME
CASES THERE, THEY’RE MAILING
IT INTO THE UNITED STATES,
WHICH MAKES IT INCREDIBLY
DIFFICULT PROCESS TO TRACKING
EASY FOR THE USER WHO WAS
ALREADY DEPENDENT ON THE TO
GET IT WITHOUT HAVING TO PUT
THEMSELVES IN THIS PERCEIVED
HARM’S WAY. YOU KNOW, IT’S A
VERY INTRUSIVE PROCESS TO GO
OUT THERE AND MADE A DRUG
DEALER ON THE STREET, YOU
KNOW, HAVE TO CONCERN
YOURSELF. BIKING, ROB. SO WHAT
PEOPLE HAVE DONE IS THEY’VE
HAD THESE TRUCKS MAILED TO HIM
IN A VERY SIMILAR WAY AS
PEOPLE PURCHASING FROM AMAZON.
>> BUT THEY’RE NOT BUYING
FENTANYL. WHAT THEY BELIEVE IS
FENTANYL. THEY’RE BUYING DRUGS
COCAINE MARIJUANA. AS YOU
MENTIONED, OTHER OPIOIDS, NOT
KNOWING. I MEAN, IT’S
SOMETHING MOST OF THEM THAT
THERE ARE THESE ARE LACED
WITH. ALL RIGHT. I MEAN, CAN
YOU TAKE US THERE.
>> SO TO TAKE RATHER
COMPLICATED SITUATION AND MAKE
IT VERY EASY TO UNDERSTAND. IS
IT. SOMEBODY HAS BEEN ON AN
OXY REGIMENT FOR 5 OR 6 YEARS
THEY’VE BEEN TAKEN PHARMACY TO
RATE OX CART. THAT’S BEEN
CHOICE. THE PRIMARY CARE
PHYSICIAN HAS NOW REALIZED
THAT THIS IS NOT HEALTHY AT
THIS DRUG IS VERY, VERY
ADDICTIVE. WE NEED TO WEED YOU
OFF OF THAT. SOMETIMES PEOPLE
HAVE GONE TO THE INTERNET AND
SAID, LOOK, I NEED 80
MILLIGRAM OXYCODONE. AND THEY
SEE WHAT APPEARS TO BE THE
EXACT SAME DRUG THAT THEY’VE
TAKEN FOR 5 OR 6 YEARS SAFELY.
ALTHOUGH THEY’VE BEEN ADDICTED
TO. THEY HAVE OVERDOSING, NOT
REALIZING THAT THE DRUG IS IS
MADE IN A CLANDESTINE LAB,
WHICH IS A FANCY WAY TO SAY
SOMEBODY’S BATHROOM. AND
PROCESS WITH THE MORE POWERFUL
SYNTHETIC OPIOID FENTANYL OR
IN SOME CASES CAR FENTANYL,
WHICH IS 100 TIMES MORE POTENT
THAN FENTANYL ITSELF. MUCH
CHEAPER. BUT IT’S PRESSED WITH
WITH THE USE OF PILL PRESSES
TO LOOK EXACTLY LIKE THE DRUG
THAT THEY TAKE IT SO YOU CAN
IMAGINE IF SOMEBODY IS TAKING
THE DRUG FOR 5 OR 6 YEARS. IT
COMES MARKETED AS AN 80
MILLIGRAM OX CART AND
SOMETHING THAT THEY’RE VERY
FAMILIAR WITH THE MOMENT THAT
THEY PUT IN THEIR MOUTH. THEY
THEY THEY OVERDOSED BECAUSE IT
SIMPLY NOT WHAT THEY’RE
ACCUSTOMED TO TAKE.
>> WHO IS THIS AFFECTING WHO
IS REALLY BEING AFFECTED BY
THE CURRENT OPIOID CRISIS.
>> I THINK ALL OF IS AFFECTED
BY THIS. YOU KNOW, WE KNOW
THAT. THAT THAT ONE OUT OF
EVERY 3 PEOPLE HAVE A PERSONAL
STORY WITH SOMEBODY THAT THEY
ABOUT DEEPLY STRUGGLING WITH
SOME TYPE OF DEPENDENCY AND
ADDICTION. WHAT WE’RE SEEING
NOW IS THE NEED FOR
CO-OCCURRING. UP SUPPORT AND
HELP YOU CAN NOT BE. ADDICTED
TO A SUBSTANCE WITHOUT ALSO
SUFFERING SOME MENTAL HEALTH
CONDITIONS THAT THEY GO ALONG
WITH IT AND REALLY TO YOU
KNOW, VERY DIFFICULT TOPIC.
THERE’S A MIDDLE PART OF THE
BRAIN CALLED THE AND WHEN OUR
BRAINS WERE PROPERLY GIVEN
BIGELOW SEND SIGNALS TO THE
FRONTAL CORTEX OF OUR BRAIN.
WELL, WHEN SOMEBODY TAKES A
DRUG, ESPECIALLY IF THEY’RE
ADDICTED TO A SUBSTANCE, IT
AFFECTS THE MID TO LOW. SO
WHEN WE HAVE RATIONAL THOUGHT
NATIONAL THOUGHT OCCURS IN THE
FRONTAL CORTEX OF OUR BRAIN.
SO QUITE LITERALLY PEOPLE ARE
WHO ARE DEPENDENT ON DRUGS ARE
NOT THINKING IN THE RIGHT
FRAME OF MIND. AND THIS IS WHY
WE SEE LOVED ONES. SEPP
SELLING OFF THEIR HEIRLOOMS
FOR BANDING AND THEIR
FAMILIES. AND ADDICTED TO A
SUBSTANCE, MEDICAL DOCTOR THAT
WE WORK WITH QUITE FREQUENTLY
SAID IF YOU EVER WANTED TO
KNOW WHAT IT FEELS LIKE TO BE
ADDICTED TO OPIOIDS HAVE
SOMEBODY HOME TO UNDER WATER
FOR 60 SECONDS AND THEN LET
YOU GO THAT FIGHT THAT YOU
HAVE FOR THE SURFACE FOR AIR
SAME FIGHT THAT SOMEBODY
SUBJECT TO THIS, TO THIS
TRUCK. YOU.
>> AND I THINK THAT’S PROBABLY
WHY PROJECT OPIOID IS SUCH AN
IMPORTANT INITIATIVE BECAUSE
YOU’RE YOU’RE GETTING EXPLAIN
WHAT THIS IS BECAUSE I THINK
IT’S SO TO GET THIS ACROSS
THAT YOU HAVE BUSINESS
LEADERS, FAITH LEADERS JUST
COMMUNITY LEADERS WHO ARE
INVOLVED. WHY IS THAT SUCH AN
IMPORTANT PIECE IN FIXING THIS
CRISIS.
>> SO 100 BAILEY WHO’S THE
FOUNDER AND CEO OF PROJECT
OPIOID CAME TOGETHER EXECUTIVE
TEAM OF MEMBERS OF FLORIDA,
BLUE. AND THEY SAID, YOU KNOW,
WE CANNOT FIX THIS PROBLEM TO
GOVERNMENT. YOU DEFINITELY
CANNOT ARREST YOUR WAY OUT OF
THIS PROBLEM, WHICH IS
SOMETHING THAT LAW ENFORCEMENT
EXECUTIVES HAVE NOW SET FOR
FOR MANY, MANY YEARS. IT’S NOT
UNTIL ALL SEGMENTS OF OUR
COMMUNITY COME TOGETHER OUR
FAITH BASED OUR BUSINESS AND
THEN OUR GOVERNMENT TO INCLUDE
LAW ENFORCEMENT TO ADDRESS US,
ALTHOUGH THESE NUMBERS ARE ARE
STAGGERING WHEN YOU WHEN YOU
LOOK AT 530 OVERDOSES AND SOME
OF THE COUNTY ALONE. YOU KNOW,
71 OVERDOSE DEATHS VERY FLUENT
COUNTY. THESE NUMBERS ARE JUST
A REFLECTION OF HOW MANY
PEOPLE WITHIN OUR REGION ARE
DEPENDENT ON THE SUBSTANCE.
JUSTIN, WE GET SOME RESEARCH
WITH PROJECT, OPIOID PRIOR TO
COVID-19 AND WE DETERMINED
THAT THERE ARE MORE THAN
60,000 CENTRAL FLORIDA
RESIDENTS WHO ARE DEPENDENT ON
A SUBSTANCE BUT NOT FALLING
INTO THE STATISTICAL
CATEGORIES THAT WE’RE TRACKING
RIGHT NOW. SO WE HAVE AN
UNPRECEDENTED DEMAND. YOU KNOW
THAT COVID-19 EVEN TURN MORE
PEOPLE TOWARDS TOWARDS THE
SUBSTANCE OF CHOICE AND THE
STRATEGY, THE PROJECT OPIOID
OFFERS IS TO PULL THE PUBLIC
AND PRIVATE SECTOR TOGETHER.
WE KNOW THAT MANY PEOPLE WHO
ARE WHO ARE TAKING THESE DRUGS
ACTUALLY GO TO WORK EVERY DAY
AND MAKING SURE THAT OUR OUR.
PRIVATE SECTOR, OUR PUBLIC
SECTOR KNOWS WHAT TO LOOK FOR
AND WHAT RESOURCE TO PROVIDE
THE PERSON AND THEIR FAMILIES
KEY TO OUR OVERALL SUCCESS
WITH COMBATING THIS.
>> AND SHERIFF LEMMA SAYS THE
SOCIAL STIGMA SURROUNDING
ADDICTION IS ALSO COSTING
PEOPLE THEIR LIVES. COMING UP,
HIS MESSAGE TO THOSE WHO MIGHT
BE TOO ASHAMED TO GET THE HELP
>> THIS IS THE WEEKLY ON CLICKORLANDO DOT COM WITH JUSTIN WARMOTH. WELCOME BACK.
OUR TOPIC THIS MORNING. THE
EPIDEMIC WITHIN THE PANDEMIC,
THE OPIOID CRISIS REACHING
HISTORIC LEVELS OVER THE LAST
18 MONTHS AS THE CORONAVIRUS
CAUSES UNCERTAINTY AND
HARDSHIP.
>> AND TIES UP THE RESOURCES
PEOPLE NEED FOR TREATMENT. OUR
GUEST THIS MORNING. SEMINOLE
COUNTY SHERIFF DENNIS LEMMA IS
ONE OF THE MAIN PLAYERS
WORKING TO ADDRESS THE RISE IN
OPIOID DEATHS.
>> CAN YOU TAKE ME THROUGH
SOME OF THE ACTIONABLE ITEMS
THAT YOU GUYS HAVE DISCUSSED
THAT YOU BELIEVE WILL MAKE A
TRUE DIFFERENCE.
>> YEAH. I THINK FIRST, YOU
KNOW, PUTTING MY MY MY LAW
ENFORCEMENT HAD ON WE HAVE TO
HOLD DRUG DEALERS ACCOUNTABLE
AND HERE IN SEMINOLE COUNTY. I
THINK WE’VE CHARGED MORE THAN
30 PEOPLE WITH FIRST-DEGREE
MURDER TO FOR DEALING DEADLY
DOSES OF NARCOTICS. WE’RE ALSO
LEADING THE CHARGE HERE IN
CENTRAL FLORIDA, WITH WITH
ADVOCATING FOR NEW LAWS THAT
WOULD HELP HOLD THOSE PEOPLE
ACCOUNTABLE. AND AT THE SAME
TIME MAKE SURE THAT THE PEOPLE
WHO ARE TRYING TO GET CLEAN
ARE PROTECTED. ONE OF THOSE
LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES IS TO
BE ABLE TO INCREASE THE
CHARGING ABILITY REGULAR
SELLING DRUGS IN PROXIMITY TO
A DRUG TREATMENT FACILITY.
RIGHT NOW. WE HAVE AN ENHANCED
PENALTY FOR DRUG DEALERS, SOLD
DRUGS CLOSE TO A SCHOOL OR
CHURCH OR PLAYGROUND. BUT NO
ONE IF THEY’RE SELLING DRUGS
IN PROXIMITY TO AN AREA WHERE
SOMEBODY IS TRYING TO GET
CLEAN. BE SOMETHING THAT SEEMS
LIKE IT WOULD BE EASY. FIX.
ADDITIONALLY. WE WANT TO MAKE
SURE THAT WE CAN GET DARK AND
IN THE HANDS OF AS MANY PEOPLE
AS WE POSSIBLY CAN GET AND
THAT’S JUST A PUBLIC SAFETY
PROFESSIONALS. THAT’S THAT’S A
PRIVATE CITIZENS AS WELL. AND
YOU KNOW, WE’VE WE’VE MODIFIED
THE LAW UNDER THE LEADERSHIP
OF GREAT CENTRAL FLORIDIANS
DAVID SEGAL WAS A GREAT
AMBASSADOR AFTER LOSING
DAUGHTER VICTORIA TO THIS
HORRIBLE DISEASE TO MAKE SURE
THAT MARK AND IS ACCESSIBLE TO
PEOPLE BECAUSE QUITE LITERALLY
JUSTIN IT SAVES LIVES MIKE AND
SEMINOLE COUNTY ALONE. WE
DEPLOY PROBABLY 8 OR 900 DOSES
OF NARCAN PER YEAR. PUT THAT
IN PERSPECTIVE WITH THAT MEANS
WE’RE BRINGING PEOPLE. BACK TO
LIFE. AND SO THERE’S A LOT OF
THINGS THAT WE’RE GOING TO
INCREASE AWARENESS TO MAKE
SURE THAT PEOPLE GET THE HELP
THAT THEY NEED WHILE AT THE
SAME TIME SUPPORTING THE DRUG
DEALERS ACCOUNTABLE SO THEY’RE
NOT GOING OUT THERE YOU’RE
PUSHING THIS DRUG OUT ON THE
STREETS. SO.
>> GETTING OUR CAN ON THE SAME
LEVEL AND IT’S LIKE AN A E DO
YOU SEE A LOT OF 80 DAYS AND
BUSINESSES ALL OVER THE PLACE.
IT SEEMS IF YOU FIND A PLACE
OF BUSINESS. THERE’S AN THERE
JUST IN CASE IS THAT A LITTLE
BIT? YOU LIKE IT.
>> ABSOLUTELY. ACTUALLY.
THAT’S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT
WE TALKED ABOUT IS IS TO HAVE
THE THE STANDARD THAT YOU
WOULD HAVE ACCESS TO NEWARK
AND EVERY SCHOOL, EVERY
BUSINESS, EVERY PRIVATE
SECTOR. WHAT’S INTERESTING,
THERE’S A LOT OF CONFUSION
ABOUT THE GREATEST BENEFIT OF
THE PLANE ARE CAN. AND I WILL
TELL YOU JUST IT’S NOT GIVING
A DOSE OF NARCAN TO THE PERSON
WHO’S ON THE JOURNEY
THEMSELVES. IF YOU TAKE THAT
HOT DOSE OF THE DRUG AND GO
COMPLETELY OUT YOU TEND NOT
DEPLOY THE DARK YOURSELF.
YOU’RE GOING TO BE A CONCH.
SO, YOU KNOW, IT’S COMPLETELY
SAFE TO USE SOME YEARS.
THERE’S VERY LITTLE TRAINING
THAT GOES ALONG WITH IT. I
MEAN, GET. BUT SOMEBODY IS NOW
WHAT HAPPENS IS WHEN SOMEBODY
TAKES A DRUG. THAT OPIOID
ATTACHES TO AREA OF THE BRAIN
CALLED THE NEW RECEPTOR THE
BREAK AND THIS IS RELAX. RELAX
SHUT DOWN, CALM DOWN. YOU KNOW
WHAT, YOU’VE BEEN READING A
LOT OF TIME TO STOP BREATHING.
AND IF YOU’RE NOT GOING TO BE
BREATHING. WE CAN TRIGGER
HEART OFF LITERALLY HAPPENS
THAT QUICKLY SONAR CAN
ATTACHES TO THOSE SAME NEW
RECEPTOR IN THE BRAIN AND
BASICALLY SAYS TIME OUT DON’T
TURN OFF YOU TO TURN OFF.
YOU’RE GOING TO DIE AND GIVES
A PATIENT 90 MINUTES OF LIFE.
IF THEY GET TO THE HOSPITAL
GETS STABILIZED WITHIN THE
FIRST 90 MINUTES. IT’S VERY
LIKELY THAT THEY WILL SURVIVE
IF THEY TAKE DARK AND THEY
DON’T GET TO THE HOSPITAL AND
THEY’VE TAKEN A HOT AND HEAVY
DOSE. IT’S VERY LIKELY THAT
THEY’LL GO BACK INTO THE SAME
WITHDRAWS AND OVERDOSING AGAIN
AFTER THAT 90 MINUTES UP. SO
VERY EASY TO PROJECT OPIOID.
WE’RE GIVING THESE DARK HANDS
OUT TO TO ANYBODY WHO NEEDS
IT. I ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO GO
TO THE PROJECT OPIOID WEBSITE
OR CONTACT US HERE AT THE
SUMMIT COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE
WILL GUIDE PEOPLE IN THAT
DIRECTION TO GET THEM THE HELP
THAT THEY NEED.
>> ANOTHER FACET OF THIS SEEMS
TO THE STIGMA SURROUNDING
ADDICTION SEEMS TO BE COSTING
PEOPLE THEIR LIVES,
UNFORTUNATELY. SO WHAT WOULD
BE YOUR MESSAGE TO SOMEONE WHO
HAS AN ADDICTION BUT HIS TO
CHAINS TO REACH OUT AND GET
THE HELP THEY NEED.
>> YOU KNOW, EVERY TIME WE
SPEAK ABOUT THIS, WE’RE LEFT
WITH THE QUESTION OF YOU’VE
CONVINCED ME. TELL ME WHAT I
CAN DO NOW TO HELP. AND ONE OF
THE THINGS THAT I ALWAYS SAY
IMMEDIATELY AS YOU CAN HELP US
CHANGE THE FACE OF ADDICTION.
THIS IS NOT A SITUATION OF
TRYING TO MAKE THAT PEOPLE
GOOD RATHER 6 PEOPLE. WELL, WE
KNOW THAT MORE THAN 80% OF THE
PEOPLE WHO ARE INTRODUCED TO
AN OPIOID WERE INTRODUCED TO
IT BY SOMEBODY THAT THEY
TRUSTED LARGELY THEIR THEIR
THEIR PHYSICIAN AT THE TIME
WHERE THEY THOUGHT IT WAS SAFE
2 YEARS AND THAT’S HOW THEY
STARTED DOWN THE PATH THAT I
THINK THAT THERE SIS A
STEREOTYPE THAT EVERY PERSON
IS ADDICTED TO A SUBSTANCE IS
HOMELESS AND LIVING UNDER AN
OVERPASS SOMEWHERE. BUT THIS
AFFECTS ALL DEMOGRAPHICS
ACTUALLY LARGEST INCREASE THAT
WE’VE HAD IN THE PAST 12
MONTHS IS IN COMMUNITIES OF
COLOR, YOU KNOW, AFRICAN
AMERICAN LARGELY HISPANIC
COMMUNITIES THAT 110% INCREASE
IN OVERDOSES WITHIN THE AREA.
SO THERE’S THERE’S THERE’S
ALSO SOMETHING THAT I THINK IS
IMPORTANT WHEN IT COMES TO
ADDRESSING THIS IS CALLED THE
GOOD SAMARITAN LAW AND A LOT
OF PEOPLE DON’T REALIZE THAT
IF THEY’RE WITH SOMEBODY WHO
IS OVERDOSING EVEN IF THEY’VE
USED DRUGS. THE RELIEVE
THEMSELVES. IF THEY CALL 911,
THEY WOULD GET IMMEDIATE
ATTENTION AND NOT SUFFER A.
COUNTIES ARE CONSEQUENCES FOR
MAKING THAT REPORT. IT KIND OF
GOES INTO THE LANE OF SAVING
SOMEBODY’S LIFE. IT’S MORE
IMPORTANT. THE CRIMINAL
PROSECUTION THAT’S WHAT WE
WILL THE COURAGE WE’VE HAD
SOMEBODY IN YOUR SEMINOLE
COUNTY DROPPED ALSO CONSCIOUS
OF THE HOSPITAL. AND
UNFORTUNATELY DIED BECAUSE OF
FEARS OF COMMITS THE FEARS OF
BEING APPREHENDED FOR CALLING
911. YOU KNOW.
>> AND I KNOW THAT, YOU KNOW
THIS AND I THINK IT’S
IMPERATIVE THAT AWARENESS IS
BOOSTED AND IT’S TOUGH WITH
THE PANDEMIC. A LOT OF
RESOURCES TIED UP ON OUR END
ON YOUR END ON HOSPITALS AND
BUT I DO WANT TO BRING UP THE
INTERNATIONAL OVERDOSE
AWARENESS STATEMENT THAT IS
HAPPENING IN SEMINOLE COUNTY.
YOU WILL BE THERE AS A GUEST
SPEAKER. WHAT WOULD YOU TELL
SOMEONE THIS IS GOING TO BE
HAPPENING SATURDAY, 8 AUGUST
28TH 10:00AM AT RIGHT, ARE
PARKED IN LONGWOOD THEM. THE
MESSAGING WHY YOU GUYS ARE
DOING THIS AND WHY SHOULD
SOMEONE COME OUT TO THIS.
>> SO WE WANT TO ENCOURAGE
SPENDING PEOPLE TO COME OUT
IT’S AN OUTDOOR EXTENT. PEOPLE
WILL BE ABLE TO SOCIALLY
DISTANCE WITH WITH WITH COVID
BUT IT IS INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT
FOR US TO TO SHOW OUR SOCIETY
AND FAMILIES WHO ARE
STRUGGLING WITH THIS THAT
THEY’RE NOT ALONE. THIS
PROCESS. BREAKS THE STEREOTYPE
AND THE FEAR THAT SOCIETY
WOULD WOULD STEREOTYPE OF WHAT
A FINGER AT THEM WILL BE A A
LOT OF FAMILY MEMBERS THAT
HAVE LOST A LOVED ONE AND HAVE
MADE THEIR POINT TO SERVE AS
AMBASSADORS OF A MESSAGE TO
OTHER FAMILIES DON’T HAVE TO
GO THROUGH WHAT THEY’VE BEEN
THROUGH IT. BUT I’LL TELL YOU,
JUST WHEN THE SMOKE CLEARS AND
HOPEFULLY, YOU KNOW, GOD
WILLING WE’RE ABLE TO GET
THROUGH THIS COVID PANDEMIC.
WE WILL BE STUCK WITH
ADDRESSING THE CRISIS WITHIN A
CRISIS. AND THIS ISN’T
UNPRECEDENTED OVERDOSE.
EPIDEMIC. THE KOCH CHALLENGES
AND MENTAL HEALTH. IT IS
INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT THAT OUR
SIDE COMES OUT AND SUPPORTS
THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE MOST
VULNERABLE AND NEEDS TO HELP
THE ONE OF THE FUNDAMENTALS
PRINCIPLES OF OUR SOCIETY. I
FEEL IS IS TO PRESERVE HEALTH
AND LIFE IN OUR COMMUNITIES
SAID THIS OVERDOSE AWARENESS
OF THAT WILL TO DO JUST THAT.
THERE’S A LONG ROAD AHEAD. BUT
THIS IS A WONDERFUL START
INCREASING AWARENESS.
>> AND AGAIN, THAT OVERDOSE
AWARENESS EVENT WILL BE HELD
NEXT SATURDAY. AUGUST 28TH
FROM 10:00AM UNTIL NOON AT
WRITER PARK IN LONGWOOD A BIG
THANK YOU TO SHERIFF LEMMA
FORCED TIME THIS WEEK FOR MORE
INFORMATION ON THE OPIOID
CRISIS JUST HEAD TO
CLICKORLANDO.COM, SLASH
WEEKLY. I’M JUSTIN WARMOTH.