Baltimore County has received $29 million in opioid settlements. Where is the money going?

Since February 2023, Baltimore County has received more than $29 million in various legal settlements from opioid ...

Here’s how the Maine Attorney General's office is spending its share of the opioid settlement money

Over the past five years, the attorney general’s office, with Aaron Frey at the helm, has secured for Maine more than $260 million in settlements with major pharmaceutical companies accused of ...
Medscape

Methadone, Buprenorphine May Lower Opioid Overdose Risk

Use of medications for newly-diagnosed opioid use disorder (OUD) increased from 2016 to 2019 but remained low, a new cohort study showed. Additionally, methadone and buprenorphine were potentially ...
The Southern Illinoisan

Opioid dollars approved for local recovery efforts

MARION — In continued response to the growing challenges posed by the opioid crisis in Illinois, Williamson County is allocating a portion of its statewide opioid settlement funds to enhance local ...
KLTV

Smith County awards opioid lawsuit settlement reimbursements to drug treatment, recovery groups

TYLER, Texas (KLTV) - The Smith County Commissioners Court decided Tuesday how to divide funds related to lawsuits filed over the opioid crisis. The $300,000 available came from settlements in ...
MLive

Recovery housing in Michigan to expand with $37.5 million opioid settlements

More than 7,500 Michiganders who are discharged from publicly funded substance use disorder treatment programs annually don’t have stable housing waiting for them. Without a safe place to live, they ...
The Conversation

How does Narcan work? Mapping how it reverses opioid overdose can provide a molecular blueprint for more effective drugs

USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences and University of Southern California provide funding as members of The Conversation US. Naloxone, also known by the brand name Narcan, is one of the ...
Medical Xpress

How does Narcan work? How it reverses opioid overdose can provide a molecular blueprint for more effective drugs

Naloxone, also known by the brand name Narcan, is one of the most important drugs in the United States' fight against the opioid crisis. It reverses an opioid overdose nearly instantly, restarting ...
Tennessean

Opioid overdose deaths down, Nashville naloxone vending machines debut

Holidays are meant to be joyful but also can be stressful for anyone struggling with depression or addiction. Nashville public health officials are making it easier for residents to access an opioid ...
wtvr

Virginia's opioid crisis cost $5.2 billion in 2023, but recovery investments show promise

RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia lost $5.2 billion to the opioid crisis in 2023, a significant increase from $3.5 billion in 2020, according to new research from Virginia Commonwealth University's Center of ...
Orlando Weekly

Project Overdose warns of highly potent opioid in local drug supply ahead of EDC Orlando

An overdose prevention nonprofit is warning visitors to Orlando this weekend to remain vigilant about their use of party drugs, especially at the three-day Electrical Daisy Carnival, following the ...
Wane

$1 million investment will support opioid addiction prevention treatment and recovery programs in Fort Wayne

FORT WAYNE, Ind. — Fort Wayne Mayor Sharon Tucker announced Thursday the first group of local organizations receiving funds from the city’s opioid settlement, marking a major step toward helping ...