The state is getting more than $706,000 from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration through the state Opioid Response Grant Program.

Russell Coleman announced nearly $20 million in grants from the Kentucky Opioid Abatement Advisory Commission.

The commonwealth of Kentucky reached a $110 million settlement with Kroger for its role in the opioid crisis.

Addiction recovery specialists say Kentucky is behind in addiction treatment, and therefore more people are dying from overdoses than necessary.

The commonwealth just received millions of dollars to help fight the opioid epidemic as part of a multibillion-dollar nationwide opioid settlement.