Kentucky receives $37.2 million federal grant to continue fighting addiction

FRANKFORT, Ky. – Gov. Andy Beshear announced Thursday that the Commonwealth received a $37.2 million federal grant to support ongoing work to prevent overdoses.

The three-year Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services grant will help the administration to continue efforts addressing the overdose crisis, according to a release by the Office of Gov. Andy Beshear.

The release says this will be done through steps of prevention, harm reduction, treatment and recovery.

The governor says in 2023, the KORE-funded programs brought treatment and recovery services to more than 32,600 people in Kentucky.

He says the programs also distributed over 96,000 units of Narcan.

“We are grateful for the continued investment from our federal partners in addressing the overdose crisis in Kentucky. This grant ensures we can continue implementing programs that save lives. From this work, we see that treatment works, and recovery is possible,” said CHFS secretary Eric Friedlander.

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