After a lengthy litigation and settlement process, Santa Cruz County made its first allocation of funds Tuesday from manufacturers and distributors of opioids that fueled a national addiction crisis. 

Santa Cruz County greenlit its first round of opioid settlement money to fund the creation of a grant program that will invest in a range of treatment and prevention services for what is still a growing epidemic of overdoses in the county. 

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