Berks distributes nearly $900,000 in opioid settlement funds

Berks distributes nearly $900,000 in opioid settlement funds

The Berks County Council on Chemical Abuse recently distributed nearly $900,000 to local programs and services aimed at helping in the prevention, treatment and recovery of those affected by opioid use disorder. The money for the grants is coming from the more than $16.3 million the county is set to receive over the next two decades under a historic settlement of a national lawsuit against four of the country’s largest pharmaceutical providers a…