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Mahoning County directs opioid settlement dollars to felony drug court, mental-health services
Summary
The Mahoning County Board of Commissioners approved using opioid settlement funds to send $75,000 to the county felony drug court and $35,000 to the Mental Health and Recovery Board; judge and commissioners described program successes and how the money will be used.
Mahoning County commissioners voted to direct $75,000 from opioid settlement funds to the county felony drug court and $35,000 to the Mahoning County Mental Health and Recovery Board on Oct. 23, during a regularly scheduled meeting.
Judge Durkin, who leads the county’s felony drug court, told commissioners the program was among the state’s earliest and remains a long-running treatment court. “In the 28 years that we've been operating, we have seen over 1,600 people successfully complete the program,” Durkin said, and he cited a recidivism rate he described as “less than 9 percent.”
The commissioners and program officials said the allocations will support program operations including random drug testing, sober-living housing and peer-recovery supports. Durkin described those needs during the meeting, saying the…
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