Legal & Legislative Updates
Impact to Ohio from the Recent Bill Signed by Trump
(Winter 2018) Just over a week before election day, legislators in the Buckeye State announced that close to $56 million was allocated by the federal government to fight Ohio’s opioid crisis. The funding is earmarked for a State Opioid Response Grant and will go toward
- increasing access to medication-assisted therapies
- raising awareness among Ohioans regarding opioids
- assisting individuals in recovery as they seek housing and jobs
- making naloxone more widely available
- developing better training for health care staff working in the recovery sector
It’s anticipated that the funding would underwrite treatment and recovery efforts for 18,000 individuals over a two-year time frame.
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