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Committee hears update on opioid-settlement funds; city to expand naloxone distribution and outreach
Summary
The San Antonio Community Health Committee received an update on local planning for opioid-settlement funds, including naloxone kit distribution, a city resource portal and partnerships with county and health providers.
Jessie O'Higgins, presenter, gave the San Antonio Community Health Committee an update May 19 on local plans for opioid-settlement funds and related prevention, harm-reduction and recovery efforts.
O'Higgins told the committee that the state of Texas has secured more than $1.6 billion from opioid litigation and that San Antonio has begun deploying local funds for prevention, treatment and harm-reduction activities. She said city staff are creating policies and budgets to support naloxone distribution, treatment access and recovery services and that a…
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