Vinton County Port - Post Overdose Response Team | Vinton County Health Department
31927 State Route 93, Mc Arthur, OH 45651
Vinton County residents.
Mon-Fri 8am-4pm.
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Please contact P.O.R.T. Coordinator, Melanie Carte at (740) 979-9003 or [email protected]
Vinton County, Ohio
The Vinton County Post Overdose Response Team or P.O.R.T. is a group of trained individuals who respond to known overdoses within Vinton County. P.O.R.T. works alongside community partners like the Vinton County Sheriff’s Department and EMS to identify suspected and confirmed overdoses. Once a list is comprised, P.O.R.T. responds to these cases by visiting the individual who survived an overdose. During these visits P.O.R.T. provides resources to this individual and their loved ones including, linkage to rehabilitation treatment and harm prevention services through providing Naloxone.
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Vinton County Health Department
Promoting the health, safety and well-being of Vinton County through education, community outreach, quality service and community partnerships.