Middletown fights Opioid Epidemic; offers funds to help community [Video]

MIDDLETOWN, Conn. — Middletown is going to great lengths to battle the Opioid Epidemic by offering grants to nonprofits that give essential services to residents who are impacted by opioid use disorder.

According to a release from the city on Wednesday, the initiative is connected to a landmark settlement with major opioid distributors and manufacturers. The settlement will allocate around $24 billion nationally over the next 18 years to state and local municipalities across the country.

The state of Connecticut will receive more than $600 million through the settlement over the next 18 years, and approximately $900,000 will go to the city of Middletown. The funds will be used locally to support efforts addressing the crisis and offer necessary relief to community members.

Middletown says it is working with the Greater …