More than 100 Georgia programs selected to receive $70 million to combat opioid crisis

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) – The Georgia Opioid Crisis Abatement Trust announced $70.3 million in grant funding to 128 Georgia-based projects to address the opioid crisis.

Of the $70.3 million, the Trust has designated $43.4 million of funding in the first year and $26.9 million in the second year.

Nationwide statistics from the Atlanta-based U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that opioid overdose deaths dipped in 2023 and have continued to drop monthly throughout 2024…

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