Trump Cuts Imperil North Carolina Court to Alleviate Opioid Crisis
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As the Justice Department slashes funding to programs across the U.S., Wilkes County’s planned recovery court was halted before it started.

Misty McCann, a peer support specialist at Project Lazarus in Wilkes County, North Carolina, helps a client find temporary housing. Project Lazarus lost a $900,000 federal grant to open a recovery court, which would have hired peer support specialists to work with court participants.

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