Fayetteville City Council greenlit $163,800 from opioid settlement money on Nov. 10. The cash funds a new police training program. Officers will take the Fayetteville State University Operational Readiness for Police Officers Course, a four-hour online class teaching them how to handle situations involving people struggling with opioid addiction and mental health problems.
North Carolina helped hammer out more than $50 billion in settlements with opioid makers, sellers, and stores across the country. The state expects $1.4 billion over 18 years.
Fayetteville joined those settlements and got $3.74 million through 2038. So far, the city has pulled in about $1.3 million. Officials have set aside $671,300 for specific projects…