Tulsa County is now accepting applications from nonprofits to receive a share of the $5 million it has collected from national opioid settlement funds. The money comes from lawsuits against pharmaceutical companies and distributors of opioid-related medications.
Robert Harmon, who oversees the county’s abatement program, said the rollout took time so they could first assess the greatest needs. “We want to make sure we’re aiming first and then firing,” Harmon said. “None of it’s getting wasted.”
Amanda Hammack with CREOKS, a local mental health nonprofit, says the money comes at a critical time. “Very recently, there have been over 100,000 overdose deaths—preventable deaths—in very recent years,” she said…