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February 10, 2026

OPIOID FUNDING APPROVED

Chris Nelson
Chris Nelson
OPIOID FUNDING APPROVED

ATTORNEY GENERAL RUSSELL COLEMAN ANNOUNCED THE…..KENTUCKY OPIOID ABATEMENT COMMISSION……HAS APPROVED FIVE-POINT-EIGHT MILLION

DOLLARS IN FUNDING TO CONTINUE THE COMMONWEALTH’S FIRST-EVER….STATEWIDE…YOUTH DRUG PREVENTON EFFORT…..”BETTER WITHOUT IT”…..

 

IN 20-22……THE KENTUCKY OPIOID ABATEMENT COMMISSION WAS ESTABLISHED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY TO DISTRIBUTE KENTUCKY’S SHARE OF MORE

THAN ONE-BILLION DOLLARS OF SETTLEMENT FUNDS FROM LAWSUITS AGAINST CERTAIN MANUFACTURERS AND DISTRIBUTORS…….

 

SO FAR…..THE COMMISSION HAS ALLOCATED OVER 85-MILLION DOLLARS TO 130 ORGANIZATIONS FIGHTING THE OPIOID EPIDEMIC........

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