By Melissa Patrick | Kentucky Health News Kentucky’s local and state governments continue to reap more millions from settlements with drug manufacturers and distributors, and are looking for guidance on how to spend the money to provide relief from the opioid epidemic, as the settlements require.The state is getting $842[Read More…]
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Some Schools Will Get Money From Opioid Settlements—But It Won’t Be Easy
By Mark Lieberman Some school districts stand to benefit from the recent state and local settlements in lawsuits against opioid manufacturers and distributors—but actually getting those funds will take considerable time and effort. Many district leaders and experts contend that major companies like Purdue Pharma and McKinsey, as well as retail[Read More…]
ARC releases statement following Attorney General Daniel Cameron’s opioid settlement announcement
Addiction Recovery Care (ARC), a leading provider of treatment and recovery services in the Commonwealth, released the following statements today regarding Attorney General Daniel Cameron’s opioid settlement announcement: “Over the years, Kentucky’s legislators, public officials, business community and recovery leaders have worked together to make great progress in addressing the addiction[Read More…]
Cameron outlines opioid settlement’s impact on Kentucky
Attorney General Daniel Cameron announced today that Kentucky will receive $460 million from a settlement with several pharmaceutical companies. Cameron outlined plans to put the funding toward substance-abuse treatment, prevention and other programs related to opioid abuse in order to combat the addiction crisis. “There is hardly a family anywhere[Read More…]