GC Opioid Abatement

Greene County will receive $333,803 in opioid abatement trust funds from the Tennessee Opioid Abatement Council, according to the state Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services.The Opioid Abatement Council is making the first payments from opioid lawsuit settlements to counties totaling more than $31.4 million, according to a news release. The state began processing direct payments from the Opioid Abatement Trust Fund to county governments last week.