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Adams County approves $3.13 million in opioid-abatement grants to expand treatment, prevention and peer supports
Summary
The Board of County Commissioners approved a resolution to award $3,131,306.19 from the county's opioid abatement funds to 11 local programs for naloxone distribution, peer support, treatment expansion and workforce development.
Adams County commissioners on Tuesday approved a resolution awarding $3,131,306.19 in opioid-abatement grants to local providers, funding prevention, treatment expansion, harm reduction and workforce development aimed at reducing overdoses and substance-use harms.
The county's Regional Opioid Council, which selected the grantees, recommended funds for programs ranging from community naloxone and fentanyl-testing distribution to 24-hour clinic expansion and culturally tailored peer services. Dr. Kelly Weidenbach, director of the Adams County Health Department and vice chair of the Regional Opioid Council, presented the…
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