Oldham County approves $36,460 from opioid settlement for prevention, outreach and naloxone kits
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Summary
Fiscal Court voted to allocate $16,260 to the health department for Credible Mind year-two access and county publications, and $20,200 to the Healthy Oldham County Coalition for naloxone emergency kits, naloxone supplies and co‑location video kits; funds will come from the county opioid settlement account.
The Oldham County Fiscal Court voted Oct. 21 to award a total of $36,460 from the county’s opioid settlement funds to addiction-prevention tools and rapid-response naloxone kits.
The court approved $16,260 for the health department to fund year two of the Credible Mind online platform ($11,500) and $4,760 to pay for two issues of the countywide “What’s Happening” publication to publicize programs. County officials said the opioid settlement fund balance is roughly $838,000 and that these awards will come from that account.
Separately, the court approved $20,200 to the Healthy Oldham County Coalition. The Oct. 21 motion described the coalition allocation as $15,000 for 100 naloxone emergency-access kits with embedded instructional video displays, $4,200 for additional Narcan (naloxone) supplies and $1,000 for co-location (video-only) kits. Coalition representatives and health officials described the emergency kits as wall-mounted boxes that open to a short instructional video (including a Spanish-language option), contain personal protective equipment, and provide a QR code for reporting use and requesting resupply.
Liz Burrows demonstrated a prototype in the meeting, showing the embedded instructional video and describing intended placement at sites where emergency response could be delayed — 24‑hour gyms, hotels, gas stations and other public locations — and in coordination with law enforcement and community partners. Meeting speakers noted the kits are designed to be used during highly stressful overdose events to instruct untrained bystanders on administering nasal naloxone and performing other immediate steps.
Magistrate speakers emphasized legal protections for callers: meeting discussion cited Good Samaritan protections and a separate statute intended to shield people who call 911 during an overdose from some prosecution related to possessing evidence of drug use, though speakers noted the law does not necessarily cover outstanding warrants.
Both motions were brought from the opioid abatement fund committee with unanimous committee recommendations and were approved by the court by voice vote.
