Gov. Jay Inslee (D) hosted a roundtable this week to discuss the fentanyl crisis and laid out his proposals for the upcoming legislative session. The governor’s budget adds over $50 million in new funding to take down opioids for the 2023–25 biennium, augmenting the investments from the state’s $82 million opioid settlements with drug manufacturers and pharmacies responsible in part for the opioid crisis and general fund investments within the 2023–25 biennial budget. The biennial budget allocated over $200 million for substance use disorder (SUD) treatment facility operations, rental subsidies for people with SUD, treatment subsidies, criminal diversion programs, peer support services, Tribal SUD grants and more.
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