Opioid Epidemic Races On
Dr. Shuchin Shukla, who is now working as a consultant for the county, says even with all the opioid settlement funding, the county is not keeping apace with opioid overdoses and deaths.
Community Planning with Equity Lens Proving Expensive
Buncombe County received two $500,000 grants from the Dogwood Health Trust, pending formal acceptance. Both would pertain to opioid interdiction: one would support planning with an equity lens, and the other would support a Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) team.
What Opioid Settlement Means for County
The Buncombe County Commissioners were asked to set aside $283,000 a year to continue what appears now to be a successful intervention in the local opioid problem.