Opioid Abatement
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Opioid Abatement Advisory Commission is working to allocate money from settlements.
The state's Opioid Abatement Advisory Commission is working to allocate money from settlements with opioid companies.
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Opioid Abatement
Clip: Season 1 Episode 202 | 1m 11sVideo has Closed Captions
The state's Opioid Abatement Advisory Commission is working to allocate money from settlements with opioid companies.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorshipSynthetic opioids, like fentanyl, are one of the leading causes of death for Americans between ages 18 and 45.
That's according to the CDC.
Kentucky isn't immune to this problem.
The state's Opioid Abatement Advisory Commission is working to allocate money from settlements with opioid companies to organizations that can help curb this dangerous trend.
Bryan Hubbard, executive director of the commission, says his team is working hard to sift through hundreds of applications.
Are taking thus far.
We have 65 applications that have been completed.
We have another 260 that are in the pipeline.
And while we have about $30 million with which to issue grants this year, the ask among the 65 that have been completed is $132 million.
So there is a tremendous need and demand for dollars to fund services that are directed at fighting the opioid epidemic.
But with the resources we have, we're going to be strained in making sure that we hit organizations that are doing the most with the least.
And that is our goal.
The committee's next meeting is next week in Frankfurt.
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