More than $333 million will go to help communities affected by the opioid crisis, the Department of Justice said on Friday. The money will go to supporting families, children, and victims of crimes directly affected by the drug abuse, as well as first responders who deal with the crisis regularly.
“The opioid epidemic is the deadliest drug crisis this country has ever faced,” said Attorney General William Barr. “The Department of Justice is committed to using all means available to bring drug traffickers to justice, disrupt the supply chain, support our law enforcement officers, and help the victims.”
