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Wisconsin communities have received more than $160 million in opioid settlement money so far. A new Wisconsin Watch database shows where the money is going — and where millions remain unspent.
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Wisconsin communities have received more than $160 million in opioid settlement money so far. A new Wisconsin Watch database shows where the money is going — and where millions remain unspent.
County Opens Applications for Opioid Settlement Funding
Suffolk County has opened the application process for the third distribution of opioid settlement funds, making additional money available to organizations that provide prevention, treatment, recovery and harm-reduction services to residents affected by the opioid epidemic. County Executive Ed Romaine and officials from the Suffolk County Department of Health Services announced the opening of the…
Opioid overdose deaths have decreased, which is the good news. However, more work is needed to prevent substance use disorders and to help those already affected.
The justices ruled that a bankruptcy judge did not have the authority to let members of Sackler family evade facing future lawsuits.
The justices ruled that a bankruptcy judge did not have the authority to let members of Sackler family evade facing future lawsuits.
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Thursday blew up the massive bankruptcy reorganization of opioid maker Purdue Pharma, finding that the settlement inappropriately included legal protections for the Sackler family, meaning that billions of dollars secured for victims is now threatened.
The court on a 5-4 vote ruled that the bankruptcy court did not have the authority to release the Sackler family members from legal claims made by opioid victims.
Philadelphia will receive around $200 million over an 18-year span to fight the city’s opioid crisis, Mayor Jim Kenney announced Thursday.
– The city will initially receive $20 million in 2023 with $3.1 million going toward citywide prevention efforts, $7.5 million going toward additional investments in Kensington, one of the city’s neighborhoods hit hardest by the opioid crisis, and $400,000 going toward the Kensington Resilience Fund. The Kensington investments include home repair, rent relief and school improvements.
> The money will also be used towards addressing the individual and community impacts of opioids, the launch of mobile methadone clinics to help treat heroin addiction, mobile wound care, an expansion of targeted outreach and engagement for at-risk communities, housing opportunities to support long-term recovery and the expansion of Medication Assisted Treatment which will include increased dosage of buprenorphine and more available methadone.
Michigan To Receive Nearly $800 Million In Opioid Settlement – CBS Detroit
Michigan To Receive Nearly $800 Million In Opioid Settlement – CBS Detroit
(CBS Detroit) — The state of Michigan is expected to receive nearly $800 million of a $26 billion opioid settlement with the nation’s three pharmaceutical distributors. State Attorney General Dana Nessel said the settlement will equip the communities across Michigan with resources to better address the opioid crisis and to support abatement efforts. READ MORE: Abandoned Fisher Body 21 Plant In…
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