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Chesapeake council accepts $500,000 opioid‑abatement award to fund overdose prevention program
Summary
The Chesapeake City Council unanimously accepted and appropriated $500,000 from the Virginia Opioid Abatement Authority for an opioid overdose prevention program run by CIBH, with Council Member Ritter describing the funding as an extension of broader opioid settlement awards and urging interdepartmental coordination.
The Chesapeake City Council on July 27 voted 8-0 to accept and appropriate $500,000 from the Virginia Opioid Abatement Authority to the Operation Stop Grant, a program requested by Chesapeake Integrated Behavioral Health (CIBH) aimed at establishing local opioid overdose prevention efforts.
Council Member Ritter, who said she serves on the statewide Opioid Abatement Authority, described the award as part of a larger pool of settlement…
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