By james art 
Wilmington, NC (WWAY) – Almost a year after $ 5.3 million were allocated to various programs in New Hanover County, Opioid Settlement Committee, composed of counties and city leaders, meet to consider the impact that funding is It was in the accumulation of funding in The Financing within The Onthinding within the FinSing funding, which funding has been provided at The Vene in the Community.
For the fiscal year 2024-2025, several programs showed an increase in the number of people who receive help.
For example, treatment, aided by the medicines of the coastal horizons at the County County County Center, is serving more than 120 people in just 6 months.
This is more than twice as much than the people who received help a year ago.
Municipal councilor Luke Widel said another positive result was the decline in the death of an overdose.
“For the first time in years, we have actually observed a decrease, a significant reduction in the deaths of opioid overdose and the non-factual predestination of opioids in New Hanover County, again for the first time in years,” Widel said.
In 2024, the number of non-fatal overdose decreased by more than 150, while the deaths decreased almost 20.
Healing Place Executive Director Brian Mints said funding directly helps hundreds of people and the wider Wilmington community.
“It helps economically with this community,” helps you to talk to your family again at the interpersonal level. This, the funds provided to the organization go directly to individuals through this program. “
Looking forward, the special group of the city and the county approved about $ 4 million, which will be allocated to 15 different programs for the fiscal year 2025-26.
A total of over $ 36 million will be given to the county and the city as part of the settlement distributed in the fiscal 2039.