The North Carolina Model for Opioid Settlements: Partnering to Equip Local Governments' Overdose Response

Jill Rushing; Elizabeth Brewington; Nidhi Sachdeva

doi:10.18043/001c.123269

The North Carolina Model for Opioid Settlements: Partnering to Equip Local Governments' Overdose Response

N C Med J. 2024 Aug;85(5):337-339. doi: 10.18043/001c.123269.

Authors

Jill Rushing¹, Elizabeth Brewington¹, Nidhi Sachdeva²

Affiliations

¹ Health Programs, North Carolina Association of County Commissioners.
² Strategic Health and Opioid Initiatives, North Carolina Association of County Commissioners.

PMID: 39495958
DOI: 10.18043/001c.123269

Abstract

Guided by the North Carolina Memorandum of Agreement (MOA), local governments are investing national opioid settlement funds to respond to the overdose crisis. Community Opioid Resources Engine for North Carolina (CORE-NC) partners have developed tools and resources that local governments are using as they plan, implement, and report on their opioid overdose response.

Keywords: North Carolina; community opioid resources engine; harm reduction; opioid crisis; opioid settlements; overdose prevention.

MeSH terms

Analgesics, Opioid / poisoning
Drug Overdose / prevention & control
Humans
Local Government*
North Carolina
Opiate Overdose* / prevention & control
Opioid-Related Disorders / prevention & control

Substances

Analgesics, Opioid