The Board of Commissioners and the Department of Public Health will hold town hall meetings in September and October to provide updates on Opioid Settlement Funds.
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. – The Cumberland County Board of Commissioners and the Cumberland County Department of Public Health will hold town hall meetings in September and October to provide updates on projects and services supported by Opioid Settlement Funds.
Cumberland County Government is estimated to receive $30,713,941 over an 18-year period. Options for counties and cities to spend settlement funds can be viewed online at ncopiodsettlement.org/resources. These options will be discussed at the following meetings:
Sept. 10, Tuesday, 5:30 – 7 p.m.
Headquarters Library Pate Room
300 Maiden Lane
Fayetteville, NC 28301
Sept. 26, Thursday, 5:30 – 7 p.m.
Eastover Civic Center
4008 School St.
Eastover, N.C. 28312
Oct. 8, Tuesday, 5:30 – 7 p.m.
Spring Lake Library
101 Laketree Blvd.
Spring Lake, NC 28390
Oct. 10, Thursday, 5:30 – 7 p.m.
Hope Mills Library
3411 Golfview Rd.
Hope Mills, NC 28348
In addition to providing information, the meetings will also allow members of the public to provide input about future opioid settlement fund strategies. Feedback will be shared with the Board of Commissioners. Individuals unable to attend meetings may provide input via an online survey, available in English and Spanish until Oct. 9, 2024. Access the survey here.
North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein has announced a series of historic national opioid settlements totaling $56 billion that will help bring desperately needed help to communities harmed by the opioid epidemic. The state of North Carolina and all 100 counties, including Cumberland County, joined the settlements to aid in combating the opioid crisis on a local level.
A Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) between the state and local governments directs how opioid settlement funds are distributed in the state. These potential settlements and resolutions could bring as much as $1.5 billion to North Carolina over an 18-year period to support state and local efforts to address the epidemic.
For more information about the Opioid Settlement Fund, go to ncopioidsettlement.org or morepowerfulnc.org/opioid-settlements/.
If you or someone you know is struggling with opioid addiction, seek help by visiting Alliance Health online at allianceforaction.org or by telephone at 800-510-9132.
For information on how to administer naloxone, go to https://harmreduction.org/issues/overdose-prevention/overview/overdose-basics/understanding-naloxone/.
For more information about Cumberland County Department of Public Health programs or about the Cumberland-Fayetteville Opioid Response Team visit cumberlandcountync.gov/departments/public-health-group/public-health/community-services/c-fort-(opioid-response).