ROANOKE, Va. – The Roanoke Valley Collective Response is set to receive half a million dollars from the state to fight opioid addiction.
The funding will go towards the first year of a proposed five-year project in building and expanding a regional recovery ecosystem.
The grant will address barriers such as transportation, housing and stigma reduction.
$23 million has been distributed statewide by the Opioid Abatement Authority through the national opioid settlements.