Bill > HJR0100

This resolution urges the Tennessee opioid abatement council and participating counties to allocate at least 25% of expenditures from the opioid abatement fund specifically to initiatives that save lives through the distribution and promotion of overdose reversal medications, such as Narcan, until the state's overdose death rate is reduced by a minimum of 25%. The resolution acknowledges the complexity of addiction treatment and recognizes recent modest decreases in overdose deaths, suggesting that increased availability and awareness of overdose reversal medications could accelerate further reductions. The opioid abatement fund, established by Tennessee Code, is financed through settlements with pharmaceutical companies and is disbursed by the Tennessee opioid abatement council, with 35% of proceeds going to counties that join the settlement and 65% allocated through a competitive grant process. The resolution calls for a certified copy to be transmitted to the Tennessee opioid abatement council, which will distribute additional copies to participating counties, with the ultimate goal of saving lives in the midst of the ongoing opioid crisis.

Budget and Finance, Justice

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