The opioid crisis isn't just impacting urban counties. Rural counties have also seen significant increases in the number of opioid-related deaths since 2005. Nash County went from 2 to 11 an increase of 450%, and Moore went from 4 to 11 deaths, an increase of 175%.
Cooper's office used the new data to support its Common Ground Solutions for North Carolina budget proposal. That proposal would provide $12 million in statewide mental health single stream funds to help combat the opioid crisis and an additional $2 million to enhance local law enforcement's efforts to fight the crisis. Then budget passed by the NC Senate only provides $1.9 million per year to curb the opioid crisis.
The opioid crisis will be the subject of an ABC 11 Town Hall, Addition: Hidden in Plain Sight, Wednesday at the Cary Art Center. The Town Hall will be streamed live on abc11.com from 7-8:30 pm.
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