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Cherokee Nation council backs opioid-settlement funding for new treatment sites in Tahlequah and Bonita
Summary
The Cherokee Nation Health Committee endorsed a resolution to use opioid settlement funds to build substance use disorder treatment facilities: an outpatient center in Venita and an inpatient facility in Tahlequah with an initial 50-bed phase expandable to 80–100 beds.
The Cherokee Nation Health Committee voted to back a resolution using opioid settlement dollars under the Public Health and Wellness Fund Act to develop substance use disorder treatment facilities in Tahlequah and Bonita.
Chief Hoskin urged support for the proposal, saying the plan includes an outpatient site in Venita — the former Veterans Administration clinic the Nation acquired — and an inpatient facility in Tahlequah. "This resolution would…
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