Governor Cooper announces new opioid crisis plan

RALEIGH, NC — North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper Monday announced a new wave of funding to help tackle the state's opioid crisis along with new data tools for doctors.

The money comes from the 21st Century Cures Act/State Targeted Response to the Opioid Crisis Grant that North Carolina received in May 2017.

Cooper's office said since last May, 3,200 individuals have benefitted from the programs, and the new funds announced are expected to treat an additional 3,300 North Carolinians with an opioid use disorder.

"Treatment saves lives and these funds will provide it to thousands of people who need it," said Governor Cooper. "Communities are seeing the benefits of working together in our battle against the opioid crisis."

The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) will administer the funding.

Among other things, it will increase the capacity of opioid treatment programs to provide services such as medication to treat opioid use disorders, individual counseling, group counseling and other outpatient treatment services.

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