Save the Michaels plus four WNY counties get addictions treatment funds

Expanded opioid addiction treatment is coming to four Western New York counties as part of a statewide allocation of $9 million in new federal funding, as well as targeted funding for a Buffalo-based addictions support group.
The funding comes through a state opioid response grant administered by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration for seven initiatives. Nearly $4 million will go toward increasing access to services, including hiring or contracting for additional b