Shutdown threatens two Hamilton County addiction recovery programs

Hamilton County, already mired in a local budget crisis millions deep, might spend tens of thousands more to keep a pair of anti-opioid programs running in lieu of grant money from the partially shut-down federal government. The county’s heroin quick response team, which connects recent overdose victims with addiction recovery resources, and the pre-arrest diversion program, which is still in its planning stages, were meant receive roughly $900,000 total from grants in 2019.