CITY of ALBUQUERQUE
TWENTY FIFTH COUNCIL
COUNCIL BILL NO. R-23-121 ENACTMENT NO. ________________________
SPONSORED BY: Klarissa Pe?a
RESOLUTION
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Directing The Department Of Family And Community Services To Enter Into A Memorandum Of Understanding With Bernalillo County To Allocate Funds To The Metropolitan Detention Center For Opioid Treatment And Recovery (Pe?a)
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WHEREAS, on February 24, 2022, the National Prescription Opiate
Litigation Plaintiffs' Executive Committee confirmed participation of over 90% of litigating local governments nationwide in the $26 billion global opioid settlements finalized with three drug distributors, AmerisourceBergen, Cardinal Health and McKesson, and opioid manufacturer Johnson & Johnson; and
WHEREAS, the settlements require that 85% of funds be allocated to programs that will help address the ongoing opioid crisis though treatment, education, and prevention efforts; and
WHEREAS, in total, the settling distributors will make 18 annual payments to settling states and entities; and
WHEREAS, the passage of R-22-32 created the LG Abatement Fund for timely receipt, appropriation, and expenditure of the opioid settlement proceeds; and
WHEREAS, the Distributor Master Settlement Agreement and the J&J Master Settlement Agreement outline Core Strategies, Approved Uses, and Other Strategies for the LG Abatement Fund; and
WHEREAS, treatment for incarcerated persons is listed as a Core Strategy; and
WHEREAS, many incarcerated individuals have overlapping distinctions which are addressed by the Core Strategies, Approved Uses, and Other Strategies; and
WHEREAS, the American Psychological Association supports research showing treating prisoners' addiction issues during incarceration and after release helps keep them off of drugs, out of prison, and employed; and
WHEREAS, the Federal Bureau of Prisons note studies show when in-prison programs are well-designed, carefully imple...
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