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Greenville opioid response team details work funded by settlement, warns funding timeline uncertain
Summary
City-funded opioid response team described outreach, Narcan distribution and treatment placements funded through the national opioid settlement; staff said the city has about $2.1 million currently dispersed and must reapply annually for funds.
Autumn, program coordinator for the city’s opioid response team, told the Greenville City Council that the team’s positions and activities are funded through disbursements from the national opioid settlement and must be used for “opioid abatement strategy.”
The presentation described how South Carolina’s share of the national settlement exceeds $360 million and that Greenville’s allocation is 2.27 percent of the state’s portion. Autumn said the city currently has about $2.1 million that has been dispersed for the program and that disbursements have come irregularly; the most recent payment mentioned was $63,000 in April.
The nut graf: council members heard specific program outcomes and operational details designed to show how the settlement funds are being used for outreach, harm reduction and referrals, and why the city must plan…
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