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Advocates press Senate committee to restore $45M of opioid-settlement funds to community programs
Summary
Hundreds of advocates and people with lived experience urged the Senate Health Committee to return $45 million taken from the opioid settlement fund and to protect community-based harm-reduction programs. The committee released S3017 after extended testimony calling for transparency and restored accountability.
Trenton ' Dozens of survivors, harm-reduction workers and community providers told the Senate Health Committee on Feb. 16 that $45 million diverted from the Opioid Recovery and Remediation Fund should be restored to community programs rather than redirected to hospitals.
Jenna Miller, executive director of the New Jersey Harm Reduction Coalition and a member of the Opioid Settlement Advisory Council, said the settlement funds were intended to repair harms and invest in community-driven solutions.…
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