The Kentucky Attorney General’s Office announced that nearly $14 million will be distributed to agencies for opioid prevention, treatment and recovery programs.
Attorney General Daniel Cameron, in conjunction with the Kentucky Opioid Abatement Advisory Commission, announced $13.9 million in new funding to help organizations on the frontlines of the opioid epidemic.
“I am grateful to the commission for its good work and confident that this new funding will help build a safe and healthy future for every Kentucky family,” Cameron said.
The $13.9 million awarded on Monday will expand access to evidence-based treatments and resources, as well as support community health centers, rural organizations, and emergency shelters, the attorney general’s office said.
Earlier this year, the state received $18.5 million for similar projects.
Since 2019, Kentucky’s drug epidemic has been escalating, as overdose deaths are up 60 percent. In the last three years alone, 7,665 Kentuckians have died from drug overdoses.
To learn more about the organizations receiving funding today, click here.
By Ken Howlett, News Director
Contact Ken at ken@k105.com
