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Tag: opioid settlements
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 settlements with companies that made or sold opioids, they vowed the money would be spent on addiction treatment and prevention. They were determined to avoid the misdirection of the tobacco settlement of the[Read More…]
Why Opioid Settlements Worth Over $8 Billion Are at Risk of Falling Apart
A number of multibillion-dollar settlements that opioid manufacturers and distributors agreed to pay may not wind up in the hands of addiction victims and state governments. By Alexander Saeedy Aug. 1, 2023 | 3:47 pm ET A number of prescription opioid manufacturers, including OxyContin developer Purdue Pharma and generics maker Mallinckrodt,[Read More…]
Kentucky Recovery News | Weekly Update
Treatment, Recovery & Prevention LOCAL NEWS WKYT-TV: Commission hears testimony about how African plant could help Kentucky’s opioid epidemic WHOP Radio: Republican governor candidate Daniel Cameron discusses drug abuse, crime in Kentucky The Herald-Leader: KY commission hears from experts on promise of psychedelic to treat opioid addiction Spectrum News: Kentucky[Read More…]
Here’s how much money Louisville will receive from opioid settlements
By Eleanor McCrary, Louisville Courier Journal Louisville Metro Government and Jefferson County will receive over $57 million in opioid settlement money over two decades, Mayor Craig Greenberg said in a press conference Thursday. The city is set to receive the first $7 million installment by the end of 2023. The[Read More…]
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Treatment, Recovery & Prevention Local News Lexington Herald-Leader: Opinion – Vivitrol is not the only answer to opioid recovery Spectrum News: Kentucky alert system reports high number of overdoses Louisville Public Media: Here’s who controls the $50 billion opioid settlement funds in each state WPSD-TV: Substance abuse impacts older adults,[Read More…]
Here’s who controls the $50 billion opioid settlement funds in each state
Kaiser Health News | By Aneri Pattani Published July 10, 2023 at 9:41 AM EDT As more than $50 billion makes its way to state and local governments to compensate for the opioid epidemic, people with high hopes for the money are already fighting over a little-known bureaucratic arm of the process:[Read More…]
Opioid settlement payouts to localities made public for the first time
Thousands of local governments nationwide are receiving settlement money from companies that made, sold, or distributed opioid painkillers, like Johnson & Johnson, AmerisourceBergen, and Walmart. The companies are shelling out more than $50 billion total in settlements from national lawsuits. But finding out the precise amount each city or county[Read More…]
Kentucky’s opioid epidemic fight: Teva, Allergan, CVS, Walgreens settle for $17.3B
By Madylin Goins LEXINGTON, Ky. (FOX 56) — Kentucky has reached its next victory in its fight against the opioid epidemic. Attorney General Daniel Cameron announced the drug companies that helped fuel the epidemic will pay $17.3 billion, which is expected to reach state and local governments by the end of 2023. “I[Read More…]
New Lexington commission to decide how city will spend funds in fight against opioid crisis
BY HANNAH STANLEY Mayor Linda Gorton announced Wednesday the creation of the Opioid Abatement Commission that will be responsible for suggesting to administration and the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Council how to allocate the National Opioid Litigation settlement funds. A joint lawsuit with additional cities and states resulted in an agreement[Read More…]