Bangor has barely touched the $1.5M it has to fight opioid addiction

Bangor has barely touched the $1.5M it has to fight opioid addiction

Bangor leaders took the first step in deciding how to spend the more than $3 million the city will receive in opioid settlement funds over the next 13 years, but recovery advocates say the city’s actions are long overdue. Bangor city councilors on Wednesday agreed to create a committee that will guide the city on how to spend the $1.53 million the city has received in opioid settlement money since 2022. Councilors will vote to formally create th…

GASTROENTEROLOGICAL JOURNAL One in four Danes with bowel disease has chronic opioid use There is a worryingly high chronic use of opioids among Danish IBD patients, says research leader Bente Mertz Nørgård. She points out that opioids are associated with many negative side effects and do not have a proven long-term effect on IBD patients' pain.