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County approves grant-funded treatment staff for detention center under COSAP extension

Onslow County Board of Commissioners · November 3, 2025
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Onslow County approved adding two grant-funded positions — a correctional case manager and a licensed clinical addiction specialist — to expand medication‑assisted treatment and case management in the detention center under an extended COSAP federal grant.

Assistant County Manager Carrie Sanders told the board on Nov. 3 that Onslow County has existing federal COSAP (Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant and Substance Use Program) grants and was recently approved for a one‑year extension to expand federally funded programming. Sanders said the county previously accepted federal funds in February 2022 and November 2023 and that an extension now enables continued programming in the…

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