Oklahoma Opioid Abatement Board Awards Grants to Address Opioid Crisis

The Oklahoma Opioid Abatement Board awards 11 million in grant awards to 71 cities, counties, school districts and public trusts to help address Oklahoma’s opioid crisis.  The largest grant awarded was 700 thousand to the City of Tulsa and Tulsa Public Schools.  Other grants include $300,000 to the Comanche County Hospital Authority to establish a women’s and children’s program for opioid-affected families, 150 thousand to MetroTech to expand existing opioid abatement initiatives, and 75 thousand to Woodward County for opioid abuse education targeting middle school and high school students.