FINANCIAL BUSINESS REQUEST (FBR)
Motion/Request:
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Research Community Organizations that provide Opioid and Substance Abuse Disorder, Recovery, and Prevention Programs relative to the use of the Opioid Settlement Funding.
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Background:
The town is receiving these payments through its participation in the National Opioid Settlement. The town has begun to receive and is expected to receive payments from multiple sources. The payments received to date have been from the Distributor Settlement. The town will also be receiving payments from the Janssen Settlement.
Since 2022 the Town has been receiving National Opioid Settlement Funding that was coming from the Sackler Family Trust - Purdue Pharma, and others who were party to the case such as Johnson & Johnson, Teva, Allergan, Walgreens, CVS, and Walmart.
To date (4/11/2024) Ledyard has received $106,758, of which $36,100 was allocated to Ledyard Prevention Coalition (9/27/2024 Town Council Action) (Ledge Light Health District) to implement programs to address opioid use disorder and prevention, and to expand access to intervention, treatment, and recovery options.
The Current Opioid Settlement Fund Balance is $71,258.
Funding received from the National Opioid Settlement was being deposited into Account #20810201-58206-24206 (National Opioid Settlement).
Funds are to be used exclusively for opioid abatement purposes, including, but not limited to, expanding access to opioid use disorder prevention, intervention, treatment, and recovery options, etc.
The Town Council has been working to use the Opioid Funding by partnering with Community Organizations who provide programs and services to Ledyard residents who have been impacted by Opioids.
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