SIGCO briefs commission on opioid work; county appoints Opioid Board members
SIGCO executive director Dan Spurlock updated commissioners on coalition efforts and new hemp-related law; the commission approved appointments to the county Opioid Board under Res. 2023-133.
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Dan Spurlock, executive director of the region's SIGCO coalition, addressed the Claiborne County Commission on Dec. 18 to summarize local prevention work and recent policy changes. Spurlock said the coalition has operated continuously for 12 years, described a new state law (taking effect Jan. 2024) intended to reduce youth access to hemp-related products, and framed the opioid crisis with statewide figures presented to the commission. He told commissioners that the coalition "will continue to work against this epidemic" and thanked them for their support.
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