NH Opioid Crisis: Trump Administration Approves $20M For Recovery

WASHINGTON, DC — Federal authorities this week approved a massive increase in funding for New Hampshire opioid recovery programs. The state will receive $22.9 million, a significant hike compared to last year's $3.1 million package.

"This significant increase in funding for treatment is long overdue and will undoubtedly help save lives across our state," U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen said in a statement. "Far too many Granite Staters are suffering because they can’t get the treatment they desperately need as demand far outweighs supply."

Fellow U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan added, "It has long been clear that we need significantly more funding to combat the opioid crisis, and this announcement is an important next step in our efforts to help save lives and support those on the front lines of this devastating epidemic."

The funding comes from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.

Shaheen and Hassan are members of the "Common Sense Caucus" working to secure more funding to fight the country's opioid crisis.

Last year, 487 died of drug overdoses in New Hampshire, according to the state Attorney General and Medical Examiner. That was a slight increase from 2016's total of 485. The state has one of the highest per-capita drug overdoses rates in the country, according to federal statistics.

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