PIERRE — The City of Pierre is partnering with Capital Area Counseling Services to help funnel money from the National Opioid Settlement into treatment for those suffering from opioid addiction. Cassie Heuer with C-A-C-S says the funding will go toward the MAT program or Medication Assisted Treatment program…
Capital Area Counseling President and C-E-O Jennifer Gray says the funds, which will range from three-thousand to 35-hundred dollars per year will go to more than just MAT program support…
Commissioner Jamie Huizenga says city funds are not being utilized for the program…
The National Opioid Settlement dollars will be available for Capital Area Counseling Services for the next 16 to 18 years.
