other efforts to tackle the drug problem are already being implemented.
They also point out that the plan shows the Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services would provide $15 million to six counties throughout the state to promote collaborations among hospitals, clinics, drug rehab centers and other facilities that provide addiction treatment services that have been overcrowded with patients with opioid use disorders.
Legislators have explained the bill may be slightly altered and a supplemental bill may be introduced. Hearings will be held until the end of the month and an official budget needs to be approved before the beginning of April.
Author: Livia Areas-Holmblad
Livia Holmblad is an editor at Addiction Now and covers breaking news, features and everything in between. She moved to SoCal after living in NYC for about 10 years, where she worked for VICE and SinoVision as a writer, editor, host, producer, and director. Born and raised in Rio de Janeiro. Contact Livia at liviah@addictionnow.com
