Attorney general, Jackson mayor bemoan fentanyl crisis, won’t commit to spending local opioid settlement funds to address addiction

Attorney general, Jackson mayor bemoan fentanyl crisis, won’t commit to spending local opioid settlement funds to address addiction

Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch and Jackson Mayor John Horhn signaled the state’s local opioid settlement dollars could continue to mostly be spent for purposes unrelated to addiction as they touted the importance of doing everything possible to address the fentanyl crisis.