US EditionDebate over opioid settlement money
- State lawmakers are considering a bill to allot almost $28 million to the Department of Mental Health for addiction support.
- This funding addresses prevention, treatment, and recovery efforts related to opioid addiction in North Alabama.
- The proposed funding would support the Medicaid state match, residential detox programs, Narcan, the 988 crisis line, and civil commitment beds.
- Kim Lamar stated the money will help clients who cannot afford assessment, detox, or residential treatment.
- If approved, this opioid settlement money could take effect in June and will be distributed over 16 years.
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Duluth News Tribune
Minnesota House bill would provide opiate antagonists on college campuses
ST. PAUL — The Minnesota Legislature is considering a bill that would require Minnesota state colleges and universities to maintain a supply of opiate antagonists on campus. The Health Finance and Policy Committee conducted a March 23 hearing for HF862, which would require all post-secondary institutions to have two doses of naloxone in each dormitory on campus. Naloxone is a nasal medical treatment that blocks the effects of an opiate overdose,…
WVFF funds already working across WV as $6.21 million awarded in supplemental round
Funding from West Virginia First Foundation is already circulating throughout the state to combat the opioid epidemic. At its March 20, 2025 quarterly meeting, WVFF approved the disbursement of an additional $6.21 million for 56 more projects that applied for the supplemental round of its Initial Opportunity Grant, which initially approved $10.4 million for 38 projects in December. Launched in October 2024, the IOG program is meant to disburse …
Free library event Thursday teaches how to respond to opioid crisis
FARGO — Attendees will learn how to respond to an opioid crisis during a free training session at the downtown Main Library. This event will start at 6 p.m. on Thursday, April 3, and cover how to recognize an opioid overdose, how to respond and how to administer Narcan. Participants will be offered free Narcan at the end of the training, presented by Robyn Litke Sall, substance misuse prevention coordinator for Fargo Cass Public Health. The even…
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