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Receive an overview of the proposed implementation plan for Opioid Settlement Funds awarded to Solano County for the expansion of substance use services for the remediation of opioid use disorder and other allowable abatement activities
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DEPARTMENTAL RECOMMENDATION:
The Department of Health and Social Services recommends that the Board of Supervisors receive an overview of the proposed implementation plan for Opioid Settlement Funds awarded to Solano County for the expansion of substance use services for the remediation of opioid use disorder and other allowable abatement activities.
SUMMARY:
In recent years, state and local governments have targeted pharmaceutical companies and distributors with legal claims stemming from actions that fueled the opioid addiction epidemic. A class action lawsuit was filed against pharmaceutical and drug distribution companies that alleged the manufacturers of prescription opioids grossly misrepresented the risks of long-term use of those drugs and distributors failed to properly monitor suspicious orders of the prescription drugs, which contributed to the opioid addiction epidemic and overdoses.
California joined multiple national lawsuits against manufacturers, distributors, and other entities responsible for aiding the opioid epidemic and has received awards from opioid judgements and anticipates receiving additional funds from future judgments. Opioid settlement allocations to Solano County must be expended on opioid remediation that includes high-impact abatement activities delineated by the State Department of Health Care Services (DHCS). Health and Social Services (H&SS), Behavioral Health Division, is coordinating efforts with the H&SS, Public Health Division prevention team and Drug Safe Solano, the county Opioid Coalition, to ensure abatement strategies align with evidence-based practices to expand and...
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