Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller has announced a program with the University of Iowa Health to offer statewide opioid addiction treatment training. The program will be funded with nearly four million dollars from an opioid settlement — and will train doctors and many other health care providers.

U-I professor of psychiatry, Doctor Gerard Clancy, says the pandemic has exacerbated the issue and  he sees the issues every day in the emergency room.

The program trains doctors and others in how to use the drugs to help patients overcome the addiction.

If you are seeking help with mental health issues and drug or alcohol abuse, you  can find a list of  drug treatment providers, counselors and other treatment options via a free program called “Your Life Iowa.” Visit yourlifeiowa.org.