Monroe County marks 1st year of 'Fighting Fentanyl' program
The program uses $7.1 million from a settlement with opioid companies to fund drug treatment and recovery programs in the ...
Alabama cities navigate spending of opioid settlement funds
Mobile partners with Helios Alliance for guidance, while other cities like Auburn and Tuscaloosa pursue different strategies.
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City, County: how to spend opioid settlement funds
The City of Las Cruces and Doña Ana County are looking at how best to use opioid settlement funding to address drug use in ...
Boulder Weekly9d
Here’s how BoCo is spending its opioid settlement money
Lawsuits against pharmacies, drug manufacturers will give county $31.5M to battle opioid crisis. Boulder Weekly ...
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Libraries are dealing with the opioid crisis too. Here’s what they’re doing to keep people safe
Library staff say addressing substance use and addiction has become yet another societal gap filled by public libraries.
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Our View: Opioid settlement funds should fight epidemic
In 2022, the state started receiving proceeds negotiated through the National Opioid Settlement with pharmaceutical companies. With $980 million due to come to Indiana over 18 years, the Indiana ...
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Why a potential $7.4 billion Purdue Pharma opioid settlement frustrates some victims
Activist Ryan Hampton sees a major flaw in the proposed $7.4 billion bankruptcy settlement reached by the OxyContin maker. While it's potentially one of the largest opioid settlements ever ...
Spokane leaders propose $1.5 million investment to combat the opioid crisis with settlement funds
One component of the plan is a $500,000 investment to increase the number of sobering beds at Spokane Treatment and Recovery ...
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The City of Durham Will Put Its First Round of Opioid Settlement Funds Towards Harm Reduction and Mobile Treatment
Project MAPS (Mobile Addiction Treatment & Primary Care Services) a collaboration between Durham Technical Community College, Duke Health and the North Carolina Harm Reduction Coalition that ...