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Residents urge faster use of opioid settlement funds; board approves replacement Narcan purchase
Summary
At the Spalding County meeting, recovery providers and residents urged the commission to create an open process to deploy opioid abatement settlement funds for treatment; the board approved a $3,870.70 Narcan repurchase for county facilities while commissioners discussed directing more money toward recovery services.
Residents and recovery providers urged Spalding County commissioners on April 20 to set a clear application process to spend opioid abatement settlement funds on treatment and recovery services, saying communities are still losing people while funds sit unused.
"Every dollar was won on behalf of the people this crisis harmed, and people are still dying while we wait to put it to work," Nicole…
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