Illinois gets $44M in federal funds to fight opioid abuse
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois has been awarded a $43.5 million federal grant to fight opioid abuse.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced Wednesday that the Illinois portion is part of more than $1 billion the agency distributed to all states as part of its five-point opioid strategy .
Illinois will get about $29 million from the Substance Abuse and Mental health Services Administration. It will increase availability of addiction treatment using medication approved by the Food and Drug Administration and to reduce overdose-related deaths through prevention, treatment and recovery activities.
A $14.5 million Health Resources and Services Administration grant will help 50 federally funded community health centers, academic institutions and rural organizations in Illinois expand substance-abuse and mental health treatment services.