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Durham begins spending opioid settlement funds on harm reduction, peer supports and post‑overdose response
Summary
County opioid settlement program manager Jason Smith outlined a roughly $1.3 million FY2025–26 spending plan focused on naloxone distribution, syringe services, peer recovery supports and a post‑overdose response team, and described a community advisory process to guide future spending.
Durham County’s inaugural opioid settlement program manager, Jason Smith, briefed commissioners on Tuesday on the county’s multi-year opioid settlement and a recommended spending plan for fiscal 2025–26.
Smith said Durham’s settlement payments will be spread over many years and must be used for strategies that address opioid use disorder, co-occurring substance-use disorders or related mental-health conditions. "These funds must directly support strategies that address opioid use disorder, co‑occurring substance use disorders, or mental health conditions," Smith told the board.
For FY2025–26 Smith presented a near-term package of approximately $1.3 million that focuses on five…
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