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County reports $16.6M in opioid settlement funds, details recovery, naloxone and reentry spending
Summary
Health officials reported Alamance County expects $16.6 million in opioid settlement funds (2022-2038) and summarized funded strategies this year including peer-support/recovery navigation ($799,279.43), naloxone distribution (4,666 doses), residential treatment, reentry housing support and a newly launched recovery court.
Alamance County reported Monday it expects roughly $16.6 million in opioid settlement payments over the 2022-2038 timeframe, and county health officials outlined how the funds were allocated during the most recent fiscal year.
Ashley Barber, behavioral health and substance-use division director, said the board authorized expenditures across seven strategies beginning July 2024, chosen after community feedback. The largest single investment this year was recovery-support services: $799,279.43 went to peer…
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