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County allocates $50,000 in opioid settlement funds to harm reduction center; public commenters debate approach
Summary
Clallam County approved a $50,000 allocation of opioid settlement funds to support the Clallam County Harm Reduction Health Center; public commenters urged both expansion of detox services and cautioned against harm reduction as a sole strategy.
Clallam County commissioners on July 15 approved a $50,000 allocation from opioid settlement funds to support the Clallam County Harm Reduction Health Center.
County staff said the $50,000 represents a reduction in anticipated settlement money for the remainder of the calendar year and that the funds will be used as stopgap support for supplies and operations from July through December. The board approved the amount as part of the consent agenda and later noticed a public hearing for a debatable emergency to formally adopt the $50,000 allocation at the July…
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