opioid

Government

Report highlights policy barring public comment at Pa. Opioid Trust board meetings

Advocates say the board is preventing them from offering information that would be relevant to its decisions.

By Tim Stuhldreher - August 28, 2024

Government

Lancaster County consolidates administration of opioid settlement funding (update)

Meanwhile, at their meeting Wednesday morning, the county commissioners approved settlement funds for three initiatives.

By Tim Stuhldreher - August 28, 2024

Government

Lancaster County signs onto more funding settlements to combat opioid epidemic

The first payment from the new settlements, around $3.1 million, is expected in December.

By Tim Stuhldreher - July 26, 2024

Government

County commissioners approve opioid settlement allocations (update)

The money comes from the second opioid settlement payment made to the county, which it received last year.

By Tim Stuhldreher - May 21, 2024

Government

Advocate calls on County Prison to discontinue handcuffing participants in MAT drug program

Prison officials say the practice keeps drugs from being smuggled into the facility’s general population.

By Tim Stuhldreher - April 18, 2024

Government

Report: Public defenders challenge guidance barring them from sharing in Pa.’s opioid settlement funds

The Pennsylvania Opioid Misuse and Addiction Abatement Trust says public defense, because it’s a required government function, is ineligible.

By Tim Stuhldreher - April 10, 2024

Government

Lancaster County to seek input from coalition on how to direct opioid settlement funding

The coalition, Joining Forces, is a broadly representative group whose members reflect the full continuum of the battle against addiction, Commissioner Alice Yoder said.

By Tim Stuhldreher - March 13, 2024

Government

County commissioners to consider adjusting opioid settlement allocations

They will likely take up the matter at their work session on March 12.

By Tim Stuhldreher - March 1, 2024

Health

County’s first overdose fatality review finds gaps, ‘missed opportunities’

The team’s first report analyzes 10 local deaths that occurred between May 2021 and December 2022.

By Tim Stuhldreher - February 9, 2024

Health

Advocates want to expand local harm reduction programs

The Lancaster Harm Reduction Project operates in Lancaster, Dauphin and York counties.

By Tim Stuhldreher - February 9, 2024

Government

County contracts with LG Health to distribute overdose reversal kits using state grant

Provision of the kits is an ongoing initiative. Organizations can apply for them through the Joining Forces website.

By One United Lancaster - October 26, 2023

Government

Analysis shows Lancaster County’s funding from opioid settlements is on the low end

Pennsylvania is distributing the money based on a formula that incorporates assessments of local need.

By Tim Stuhldreher - October 20, 2023