And those ambassadors are former people who are addicts that take a vow that they will go and get treatment and get jobs and then bring other people in that might be addicts. In Monroe county, in 2023, over 500 people died of overdoses. Now, we talk a lot about gun violence. Gun violence is a big thing, but, you know, last year you did pretty well. Yeah, you did very well. (32:06–32:11)
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