Mississippi Opioid Settlement Council Evaluates Grants
The Mississippi Opioid Settlement Fund Advisory Council is reviewing applications requesting over $100 million of public money to prevent deadly overdoses.
The council, established by lawmakers this spring, aims to recommend how to spend Mississippi's settlement money from national opioid epidemic lawsuits.
The opioid epidemic has claimed over 10,000 Mississippi lives since 2000.
The council, overseen by Attorney General Lynn Fitch, will oversee around $300 million of Mississippi's expected $421 million settlement money over 15 years.
Author's summary: Council evaluates grants to combat opioid epidemic.