Amesika Nyaku, MD, MS
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Amesika Nyaku, MD, MS
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Infectious Diseases physician, HIV specialist, harm reduction advocate, fighting for inclusion and equity. Views my own. She/her
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New Jersey is taking the dangerous step of compounding the harms of the #biguglybill by diverting opioid settlement funds to 4 hospitals to address budgetary shortfalls from the anticipated #Medicaid cuts.
An Open Letter from Members of the NJ Opioid Recovery and Remediation Fund Advisory Council — Council members urge state lawmakers to reverse the raid of opioid settlement funds and restore funding for evidence-based overdose prevention services. As publicly appointed members of the Council, we are deeply alarmed by this decision and what it means for the future of New Jersey’s overdose prevention efforts. This diversion takes funding away from lifesaving harm reduction services, housing programs, medication assisted treatment and recovery services, and wraparound support that were already approved. We strongly urge lawmakers to immediately reverse the diversion of opioid settlement funds, restore funding to evidence-based programs our Council recommended, and prevent this from happening again with lockbox protections on how these funds can be used.
July 8, 2025 at 5:46 PM