Sheriff Dennis Lemma and AdventHealth Hope & Healing Center’s Scott Tucker share one solution to drastically reduce drug-related illnesses and deaths in Central Florida

Inspiring Wholeness

In this episode of the Inspiring Wholeness podcast, presented by AdventHealth in partnership with the Orlando Business Journal, Seminole County Sheriff Dennis Lemma joins Scott Tucker, Ph.D., clinical director of operations for AdventHealth Hope & Healing Center, to discuss how the substance abuse treatment center is making an impact on drug-related illnesses and deaths and reshaping the narrative around these mental health disorders.
Listen to this episode to learn about:

• Addressing the opioid crisis in Seminole County. (00:58)
• What makes the partnership between AdventHealth and the Seminole County Sheriff’s Office unique. (4:12)
• Turning to the AdventHealth Hope & Healing Center for a path out of addiction and the wrap-around services for patients and their families. (5:48)
• Law enforcement’s role in supporting individuals experiencing a mental health crisis and how the center helps. (9:48)
• What everyone needs to know about drug use these days. (12:27)
• Finding a way to connect the dots between substance use disorder with medical-based treatment and cognitive therapy. (15:09)
• How organizations support the center to help adults heal from substance use disorders. (18:08)

Since the AdventHealth Hope & Healing Center opened in 2021, drug-related overdoses and poisonings in Seminole County are down 20% and fatalities have been reduced by 9%, but there’s a long way to go, according to Lemma.
“The only way to address this is in the medical space. You cannot arrest your way out of this problem,” Lemma said. “Up until this point, many people would receive adequate health care services in separate spaces. Finding a convenient, holistic way to do that was incredibly important.”
Recovering from addiction is possible, and the help you deserve is here. The AdventHealth Hope & Healing Center in Sanford, Florida, provides voluntary behavioral health care for adults to overcome substance use disorders. We treat each patient with respect and compassion, focusing on whole-person care to break the cycle of addiction. All calls are confidential and no-cost consultations are available. Learn more.
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