American Ambulance Association Honors St. Charles County Paramedics' Work On Opiate Prevention, Treatment Referral

Growing increasingly alarmed by rising call volume for heroin and opiate overdoses, St. Charles County Ambulance District [SCCAD] Paramedics over the past 18 months rolled out a multi-pronged program designed to combat the epidemic. This week, the American Ambulance Association [AAA] honored SCCAD's efforts with a 2017 AMBY Award in the category of Community Impact Program. Paramedics and leadership staff from the District accepted the honor at the AAA's annual meeting.
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