Carbon-Monroe-Pike Drug and Alcohol Commission will receive state funding to help people survive an overdose.

But the money that was initially set aside for the three counties will not be the amount actually received as a result of a $1.5 million cut in state funding for these types of programs.On Thursday, the commissioners spoke about the letter the commission received in early March from the state Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs stating that Carbon-Monroe-Pike would receive $74,893 to help with treatment of overdoses.However, the commission was notified later that the allocation was reduced to just over $52,000, which will be split between the three counties.The money also comes with a catch, Commissioner William O'Gurek said.It must be used by June 30, the end of the 2015-2016 fiscal year.O'Gurek said that Jamie Drake, executive director of the commission, plans to use the money to purchase naloxone, heroin antidote kits, for first responders and various communities, as well as case management."This is a tremendously challenging issue," he said.Carbon County has been working to combat the issue of addiction on the prison level by contracting with Carbon-Monroe-Pike Drug and Alcohol Commission to provide drug and alcohol services while the people are incarcerated, but the epidemic continues to grow on all levels as drugs continue to enter the region.