South Raleigh News

Attorney General Josh Stein announced that North Carolina has received $220,244,633 in the current fiscal year to combat the opioid crisis, bringing the total amount received to $335,831,860 over the years. Stein emphasized that every cent of this money will be used to help local governments and the state in their efforts to address the opioid crisis. He stated, “I’m pleased that we were able to secure these funds to help people across North Carolina get treatment and get healthy. I am excited to see how municipalities invest locally to get their people healthy.”

Local governments in North Carolina will receive $176,787,053, while the state will receive $43,457,579 of this fiscal year's payments to fund opioid-related programs. The Community Opioid Resources Engine for North Carolina (CORE-NC) will provide transparency and accountability in how the funds are used, allowing North Carolinians to view how their local governments plan to combat the opioid overdose crisis.

North Carolina's dedication to addressing the opioid epidemic through the allocation of settlement funds has been recognized with an award for excellence from a public health coalition led by the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. The state's efforts in devoting almost all of the settlement funds to combatting the opioid crisis and creating CORE-NC to facilitate information sharing and promote evidence-based solutions have been commended.