In 2023, opioid settlement funds started being paid out. Here's how it's going
In 2023, state and local government received about $1.5 billion in settlement funds from more than a...
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Law enforcement eyes opioid settlement cash for squad cars and body scanners
Policing expenses mount quickly: $25,000 for a law enforcement conference about fentanyl in Colorado...
Only 1 in 5 people with opioid addiction get the medications to treat it, study finds
Imagine if during a deadly public health crisis, 80% of Americans weren't able to get safe, effectiv...
A wasted chance to fight addiction? Opioid settlement cash fills a local budget gap
Over the past two years, as state attorneys general agreed to more than $50 billion in legal settlem...
Biden promised a watchdog for opioid settlement billions, but feds are quiet so far
Early in President Joe Biden's tenure, his administration promised to play a key role in ensuring op...