House Speaker Nathaniel Ledbetter and Senate President Pro Tem Garlan Gudger are lauding a new report showing drug overdoses in Alabama have fallen by 30% over the last year.
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On Friday, the Oversight Commission on Alabama Opioid Settlement Funds met for its quarterly update when its chairman, Rep. Rex Rex Reynolds, R-Huntsville, shared news of the dramatic drop in overdoses.
“To be able to say that drug overdoses are down 30% year-over-year is a tremendous blessing and speaks to the impactful work of this commission,” Reynolds said in a news release. “Whether it be the 88,000-plus Naloxone kits distributed to first responders or the evidence-based programs the commission has funded, we are taking every possible step to protect communities and set struggling Alabamians on the road to recovery.”
According to the Speaker’s office, a total of $81 million from the commission has been appropriated in support of prevention, treatment, and recovery programs.
EDITOR’S NOTE — This story was written by Todd Stacy and originally published by Alabama Daily News.
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