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Kentucky AG calls opioid settlement money 'blood money,' vows stewardship and broader recovery goals
Summary
Attorney General Russell Coleman told a Somerset audience the state must steward opioid settlement funds carefully, called the funds 'blood money' and said his office seeks measurable impact and a statewide prevention push including a requested $3.6 million effort.
Attorney General Russell Coleman told attendees at the Volunteers of America Recovery Community Center in Somerset that the opioid settlement funds require careful stewardship and must be used to restore communities harmed by the opioid crisis. "We view this money as blood money," Coleman said, adding that the commission and his office are committed to turning those funds into measurable results.
Coleman cited more than 4,000 visits across local recovery centers as evidence the programs are being used and said Volunteers of America has received two grants from the Opioid Abatement Advisory Commission totaling more than $1.6 million over the past two years. He also said he had asked the commission for $3.6 million to lead a statewide, evidence-based prevention campaign in partnership with universities and local influencers.
