-information courtesy of Granville County Public Information Officer Terry Hobgood
The Granville County Opioid Advisory Committee will host a second public input meeting on Thursday, May 4 at 7 p.m. to educate and engage with the community on strategies to fight the opioid epidemic in Granville County.
The meeting will be held in the Willow Oak Room at the Creedmoor Community Center, 116 Douglas Drive in Creedmoor. The public will have the opportunity to voice their opinions about how money should be allocated to combat the opioid crisis, according to information from Granville County Public Information Officer Terry Hobgood.
Granville County is set to receive $6.8 million over the next 16 years as part of the National Opioid Settlements. This litigation against large manufacturers and distributors of opioids who contributed to the ongoing opioid crisis in the United States will provide funding to state, county, and municipal governments to grow or implement proven strategies that will help prevent, treat, and foster recovery from opioid addiction.
In conjunction with public input meetings, the Opioid Advisory Committee has issued a brief survey to help the committee form its final funding recommendations that will be presented to the county commissioners for approval. Take the survey at www.granvillecounty.org/opioidsurvey.
“Please take a few minutes to fill out this short survey and join us on May 4 to help us fight the opioid epidemic here in Granville County,” said committee chair Jimmy Gooch. “As a county government, we have an obligation to utilize these funds to help as many of our residents as possible while also being careful stewards of the dollars we receive. Gaining a better understanding of how our community would like the county to prioritize our spending is a critical step to improving how the opioid crisis is addressed in Granville County.”
The Opioid Advisory Committee was established in 2018 by the Granville County Board of Commissioners to engage in shared leadership and collective action to advance a comprehensive response to opioid and other drug use. The committee includes representatives and stakeholders from within Granville County government as well as Granville-Vance Public Health, Granville Health System, Vaya Health, law enforcement, local pharmacy owners, behavioral health professionals, affected families and other concerned citizens.
For more information about the National Opioid Settlements, visit the “More Powerful NC” website: https://www.morepowerfulnc.org/opioid-settlements/nc-memorandum-of-agreement/.