FTCC will now offer Commercial Drivers License (CDL) courses [Video]

THE WXII 12 NEWSROOM IS FOLLOWING RIGHT NOW IN STATE OF ADDICTION. OFFICIALS IN ROCKINGHAM COUNTY SAY DRUG OVERDOSE DEATHS REACHED A PEAK IN 2022, WITH 68 RESIDENTS LOSING THEIR LIVES. SO TODAY, HEALTH OFFICIALS ARE LAUNCHING A NEW PROGRAM TO SUPPORT THOSE IN NEED. IT’S CALLED THE MEDICATIONS FOR OPIOID USE DISORDER, OR MOUD PROGRAM. IT OFFERS CLINICAL SERVICES, MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING AND HEALTH SCREENINGS, ALL FOR PEOPLE COMMITTED TO REDUCING THEIR DEPENDANCE ON OPIOID DRUGS. THE PROGRAM IS ONLY OPEN TO ROCKINGHAM COUNTY RESIDENTS, WHO ARE AT LEAST 18 YEARS OLD. THE PARTICIPANTS CANNOT BE PREGNANT OR PLANNING TO BE IN THE NEAR FUTURE. THE PROGRAM WILL ACCEPT MEDICAID, MEDICARE AND A VARIETY OF PRIVATE INSURANCES, AS WELL AS A LIMITED NUMBER OF UNINSURED CLIENTS. THOSE INTERESTED CALL THE ROCKINGHAM COUNTY DIVISION OF PUBLIC HEALTH TO LEARN MORE MAINTENANCE WORK CONTINUES TODAY AT SEVERAL RAILROAD CROSSINGS IN GREENSBORO. …