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Community Fights Overdose Crisis Amid Medicaid Cuts

7/3/2025

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Brandi Hayes, a member of Asheville's Post-Overdose Response Team, shares the heart-wrenching impact of her father's overdose as she answers emergency calls. With proposed Medicaid cuts jeopardizing essential opioid treatment, the community's support and harm reduction strategies become even more critical in the fight against the staggering 100,000 overdose deaths in 2022.

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Story summary

Brandi Hayes, a member of Asheville's Post-Overdose Response Team, shares the heart-wrenching impact of her father's overdose as she answers emergency calls. With proposed Medicaid cuts jeopardizing essential opioid treatment, the community's support and harm reduction strategies become even more critical in the fight against the staggering 100,000 overdose deaths in 2022.