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Opioid settlement program reports naloxone distribution, recovery court outcomes and provider start-ups

Burke County Board of Commissioners · November 4, 2025

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Summary

County opioid-settlement staff reported distributing more than 1,000 naloxone kits countywide, establishing an opioid settlement department and sustaining an expanded recovery court. Provider-led startup strategies (family-centered treatment, recovery housing, low-barrier MAT) have drawn down startup funds and begun receiving referrals.

The county's opioid-settlement coordinator reported Nov. 3 that the program has transitioned to an independent department and distributed more than 1,000 naloxone kits across Burke County while expanding education and recovery services.

County staff said the program funded a sustained…

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