Disbursement of Opioid Settlement Monies Approved - The Coastland Times

Disbursement of opioid settlement monies approved - The Coastland Times

The opioid settlement agreement spells out how funds are to be used: “help bring desperately needed relief to communities impacted by opioids by supporting treatment, recovery support, harm reduction.” Dare County Board of Commissioners approved the 2026 budget for using Dare County’s estimated share of the settlement agreement: $6,437,093 from 2023 to 2039. The next fiscal year will see a total of $383,700 in settlement money distributed in Dar…

Sacred Heart on track with use of county opioid settlement funds

The Berrien County Board of Commissioners has learned more about how the county’s opioid settlement money is getting used following a presentation this week. The board heard from Trisha Johnson of Sacred Heart Serenity Hills Recovery and Wellness Center, which was one of two organizations selected by commissioners last year to receive the opioid funds to help people overcome substance abuse issues. Sacred Heart has been given $484,000 to expand…

Drug overdose deaths are declining in the county. Will settlement funds help?

As drug overdose deaths decline in Milwaukee County, those who provide on-the-ground services say better collaborations and efforts funded from an opioid settlement are the reason.