This money comes from legal settlements with opioid distributors, dispensers and manufacturers.
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Mayor Craig Greenberg announced the city of Louisville will receive millions of dollars of funding to fight the impact of opioid addiction.
This money comes from legal settlements with opioid distributors, dispensers and manufacturers.
Greenberg said according to the Kentucky Office of Drug Control Policy, Louisville lost more than 500 people last year to overdose.
“Over one person everyday is dying as a result of an overdose and substance addiction,” he said. “One of the biggest reasons for all of those deaths is opioids and the impact of opioids like fentanyl goes beyond the deaths. It wrecks lives and families and contributes to challenges like homelessness and public safety.”
He said by the end of this year, Metro Government and other local agencies will receive payments of over $7 million to support efforts to fight opioid addiction.
“Substance abuse, addiction, [it] kills more of our friends, neighbors and loved ones than homicides and traffic accidents combined,” Greenberg said.