Opioid-Associated Disease Prevention and Outreach Programs (OADPOP)
The Wicomico County Health Department is excited to have the first of its kind Opioid-Associated Disease Prevention and Outreach Program (OADPOP) on the Eastern Shore, the SHORE Center.
SHORE Center services provided but not limited to:
- Narcan education and distribution,
- Overdose education
- HIV/HCV education, testing and referrals
- Linkage to needed/requested resources (behavioral health treatment, food, housing, wound care, reproductive health, medical linkage, insurance, transportation, rapid BUP induction, etc.)
- Outreach services
- Resource information
- Education on risks of substance use and infectious disease
- Condom and safer sex supply equipment distribution
- Distribution of sterile injection equipment and collection and safe disposal of used syringes
- Community education and clean up service days available
