Opioid Report: Need More of the Same
Buncombe County's Opioid Settlement Planning Report made recommendations for spending $16,177,778 the county will be receiving over 17 years. Not much new was recommended; rather, the report gave the impression that the county only needs to drastically expand services it now provides, like Medication-Assisted Treatment and naloxone distribution.
Students Pledge Anti-Drug Lifestyles
Students from the ten HCPS high schools and middle schools signed pledges to avoid illegal drugs and also alcohol and tobacco.
Hope Coalition Helps Teens, Adults Battle Addiction
Henderson County is in line to get special funds to combat drug addiction, with Hope Coalition among local advocacy groups on those front lines.