SANFORD, Fla. – The Hope & Healing Center opened Monday in Sanford offering treatment for those battling addiction.
The new facility, a partnership between Seminole County and AdventHealth, is designed to address the ongoing opioid crisis. Opioid overdoses increased last year by more than 50%, according to the Seminole County Sheriff’s Office, with nearly 62 overdoses per month in 2020. [TRENDING: ‘Naked Cowboy’ arrested at Bike Week | ‘I think we’re in the Black section’ of the restaurant | Holy Hail: Crazy weather hits Daytona Beach] The Center, located at 212 Eslinger Way, offers intensive outpatient services, including counseling, substance-related and recovery education and healing groups.