County commissioners in Bernalillo using millions for opioid prevention [Video]

ABOUT WHAT MIGHT HAVE HAPPENED AND HAPPENING NOW. BERNALILLO COUNTY COMMISSIONERS DECIDING HOW TO USE MILLIONS TO FIGHT OPIOID ADDICTION. JULIAN POTTS IS LIVE OUTSIDE THE MEETING WHERE THIS IS PART OF A HUGE SETTLEMENT WITH DRUG MAKERS. THAT’S RIGHT. AS PART OF THAT NATIONWIDE SETTLEMENT, THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE AND BERNALILLO COUNTY ARE RECEIVING $147 MILLION TO USE. NOW. IN ADDITION, COUNTY COMMISSIONERS TELLING ME THEY WANT TO USE THAT MONEY TO INVEST INTO THINGS LIKE HOUSING, COUNSELING AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, DRUG PREVENTION DOLLARS ARE COMING IN OFF THE BACKS OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE DIED. OFF OF THEIR FAMILY AND LOVED ONES. COMMISSIONER ADRIAN BALBOA SAYS THERE WAS NO TIME TO WASTE FIGHTING THE OPIOID EPIDEMIC IN BERNALILLO COUNTY. NEARLY $150 MILLION COMING FROM A SETTLEMENT WITH PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES THAT MADE AND MARKETED OPIOID IS NOW, BALBOA SAYS IT’S TIME TO TAKE ACTION AND USE IT. PEOPLE LOST JOBS, …