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PUBLISHED 9:57 PM ET Jul. 08, 2021 PUBLISHED 9:57 PM EDT Jul. 08, 2021 SHARE Opioid-related deaths have been on the rise across the nation. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, May 2019 through May 2020 set the record for the most drug overdose deaths in a single year. For this reason, county leaders across New York are preparing to use money the state has recently collected from settlements with opioid drug manufacturers for substance abuse treatment and prevention programs. “We owe it to the next generation to forever end the cycle of dependency created through opioids and opioid derivative dependency, which has left too many people dead, too many lives cut short and too much sorrow for their families,” said Stephen Acquario, executive director of the New York State Association of Counties.

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