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Recovery advocates, councilors press for transparency in opioid-abatement spending
2495037 · February 25, 2025
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Summary
Speakers and councilors urged more transparency and lived-experience representation in allocation of Worcester's opioid-abatement funds; the council sent a request to the city manager for a detailed accounting and community process update.
Several residents and recovery-service providers urged the Worcester City Council to increase transparency and include people with lived experience in decisions on the city's opioid-abatement funds. Speakers described past programs that closed after short runs and expressed concern about administrative costs.
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