From the initial payout of a federal settlement to treat and prevent opioid addiction, Dallas County got millions of dollars.
In response to the epidemic of drug misuse, pharma manufacturers and distributors agreed to pay billions. Dallas County is expected to receive a total of $40 million from the federal settlement with the medication manufacturers, with $10 million already present and being used.
A funding from the Centers for Disease Control will also provide millions more to support the response to opioid overdoses. According to the Dallas County Commissioner, Dallas County was among the first to enter the fight, investing $50 billion over the following 18 years.
The $50 billion was given to states all around America by opioid producers to remedy the damage that opioid addiction has caused. The commissioner claimed that Dallas was affected in a way that is beyond the comprehension of the majority of people.
An increasing number of overdose cases have been treated by emergency departments and first responders. Five individuals died from opioid overdoses in Texas on average every day last year.
Dallas County has just received $11 million from the Centers for Disease Control to increase its response to opioid overdoses. It has aided in the establishment of a 24-hour hotline for opioid prevention, the expansion of opioid response teams, and the placement of chemical dependence counsellors within Parkland Hospital's emergency room.
What the county will earn from merchants like CVS, Walgreens, and Walmart is still up for negotiation.
