A path to recovery now that billions in aid is rolling out to fight the U.S. opioid epidemic
Communities ravaged by America’s opioid epidemic are starting to get their share of a $50 billion pie from legal settlements. Most of that money comes with a requirement that it be used to address the overdose crisis and prevent more deaths. But how? It could mean that places look more like the area around Findlay. Here, conservative Hancock County has built a comprehensive system focused on both treatment and recovery by adding housing, a needle exchange, outreach workers and a community center. “People recover in a community,” said Precia Stuby, the official who heads the county’s addiction and mental...
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