ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The City of Albuquerque and Bernalillo County gave lawmakers an update on how opioid settlement dollars are being spent. To date, Albuquerque has received nearly $28 million from the settlement. They've used $1.5 million for opioid treatment at the Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC); $5 million on a micro-recovery community of 50 pallet homes; and approximately $1.2 million for support services for treatment and recovery, to name a few. Story continues below Investigation: Migrants held by smugglers escape after APD responds to wrong home Trending: VIDEO: Black Bear plays in the snow in northern New Mexico Community: New Mexico filmmakers highlight the struggles of Hermits Peak Calf Canyon Fire victims Podcast: More Seniors & Fewer Children: The Future of New Mexico "We hope that these problems, this emergency, won't exist in 18 years from now," said Stanford Kemp, deputy director of the Behavioral Health and Wellness Division for the City of Albuquerque, "We're looking to go full on on these settlement funds as a city." The City of Albuquerque has $18.8 million still available. Bernalillo County has received nearly $25 million from the settlement, and has used roughly $1.5 million on the 'Keep New Mexico Alive' campaign and on the Metropolitan Detention Center's opioid treatment program. "It is expected that the distribution of these dollars will extend until 2038," said Dr. Wayne Lindstrom, Deputy County Manager of Behavioral Health for Bernalillo County, "I want to stress that this is a bit of a moving target. We do have projections in terms of what the anticipated distribution of dollars will be each year over the course of that period of time." Bernalillo County has $23.4 million remaining from the settlement.