addiction treatment

The money will be used to expand telehealth services at Cayuga Addiction Recovery Services.

The program, called "Motivation to Change", is a partnership between the district attorney and the county sheriff’s office.Under the program, people with substance use disorders who are charged with nonviolent offenses are diverted from arraignment at the Broome County correctional facility to Helio Health’s inpatient and detox programs.

The Southern Tier region will receive about $4.8 million from the settlement in 2022. The initial payout on Tuesday totaled about $759,000 for the region.

“It’s important, again, that we use these funds to provide lifesaving drugs, and lifesaving treatment.”

“People are gonna take a bed or a floor, kind of wherever they can get it. Usually it’s going to be in an unsafe environment.”

“If we can make it easy instead of more difficult, we might be able to address what’s happening with the overdose rate."

Delgado met with people affected by opioids and medical professionals working to provide addiction recovery treatment. He represents New York’s 19th congressional district.