Sheriff's office asks board to approve Sublocade purchases using opioid-settlement funds
Lieutenant Beebe told the Lapeer County board the county has $1.4 million in opioid-settlement money payable over 18 years and asked permission to buy additional Sublocade injections to treat opioid-dependent inmates; commissioners approved the purchases after questioning cost, alternatives and long-term funding.
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Lieutenant Beebe, speaking for the sheriff's office, asked the Lapeer County Board of Commissioners to authorize purchasing additional Sublocade injections for inmates with opioid use disorder, saying the county's opioid-settlement allocation is $1,400,000 to be paid over 18 years. The lieutenant said the jail has used relatively little of the settlement funds to date but has reallocated $135,000 into three priority line items for detox, injectables and aftercare and has already administered multiple doses.
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