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The legislation, called the Family Support Services for Addiction Act, would offer up to $25 million in grants to community groups that serve the loved ones of people dealing with addiction.
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Local organizations can now apply for up to $150,000 in grants to help combat the overdose epidemic.
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The number of pregnant people or postpartum parents in the U.S. who died from an opioid overdose grew by 81% in the past six years, according to a recent study. It's a significant increase compared to other people who use opioids.
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The state has set aside $7.5 million of its opioid settlement money to fund regional health care providers offering low-threshold addiction treatment.
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The county's health department said it hopes publishing the monthly data will raise awareness about the scope of the overdose epidemic.
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New York state is still sorting out how to spend over $2 billion in opioid settlement money from pharmaceutical companies, which played a role in the opioid crisis. Southern Tier counties, many still battered by rising overdose rates, are deciding how best to spend funds they’ve received from signing on to settlements.
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Despite a recommendation from the state’s Opioid Settlement Fund Advisory Board, Governor Kathy Hochul’s administration has announced it will not be funding overdose prevention centers.
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"It’s important that these companies pay up, it’s also important that the money go to where it was intended."