Governor Kim Reynolds has announced a $17.5 million investment into opioid prevention and recovery programs.
The funds are provided through the American Rescue Plan of 2021. They will be allocated as follows:
- $500,000 to an Opioid Use Prevention Campaign conducted by the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to raise awareness of the dangers of opioids and prevent their use.
- $1 million to an Opioid Prescription Prevention Program to provide training and nurse-trained technical assistance to physicians in prescribing opioids to surgery patients.
