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An Opioid Summit taking place in Hillsborough County wrapped up Thursday afternoon attracting hundreds of speakers and experts from around the region.
It was the first in seven years and included a who’s who of state and local leaders, urgently trying to solve a deadly drug epidemic that has shown no signs of slowing.
“No one group in here is going to solve all of these problems,” Brad Herremans, CEO of Suncoast Community Health Centers said. “This is truly a community endeavor.”
Even those familiar with the issue say it was sobering, if not disheartening, as Hillsborough‘s medical examiner shared the statistics showing an exponential increase in fentanyl-related overdoses over the past two years.
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