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Board hears recovery and reentry update as members warn funding cuts may force priorities

Rutherford County Opioid Abatement Board · February 4, 2026
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Summary

Staff reported program participation and wait-list figures across recovery, DUI, mental-health and reentry programs; members warned a roughly $800,000 anticipated funding reduction will force prioritization and urged seeking state grants like Project RISE.

Board staff provided counts and service updates for recovery and reentry programs and discussed how impending funding reductions could affect ongoing services.

A program presenter reported 167 people currently participating in the county’s primary recovery program with 144 in the application process; the federal court recovery program has 49 participants and 65 in process. The DUI program operates a day program with 18…

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