A bill introduced in the Alabama legislature will send most of this year’s $10 million opioid settlement payment to the Alabama Department of Mental Health for programs to prevent and treat addiction.
that will be split between the state and cities as part of legal settlements with the large companies that produced and distributed opioid painkillers. The bill will send $8.5 million to the Alabama Department of Mental Health and $1.5 million to the Alabama Department of Corrections.
Community providers will be able to apply for grants to use the money on proven programs to treat and prevent opioid addiction. The Alabama Department of Corrections can use its portion on inpatient treatment, services and medication for inmates with substance use disorder. The money arrives at a key time for Alabamians suffering from opioid addiction. Powerful fentanyl has replaced pain pills and heroin among drug users, which has caused a sharp increase in drug overdose deaths. Officials have responded by making overdose reversal drugs and medications for addiction treatment easier to obtain.
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