Kentucky has more than $800 million in settlement funds to address opioid addiction. Temptation is real, but the money must be used for its purpose.

As large sums of money from opioid settlements trickle into Ohio communities, some are choosing to fund law enforcement ...

Hobbs and lawmakers of sweeping the opioid funds to backfill the deficit ... from Arizona’s share of a national opioid settlement to help balance the budget. It’s an issue that is deeply ...

Most local governments haven’t started spending their opioid settlement dollars ... Of those, 80% haven’t spent any of their restricted funds, while 82% haven’t dipped into their ...

Nevada and Connecticut are among 13 states that have explicitly restricted the practice of supplantation, or using opioid settlement funds to replace existing funding streams. Whitley, Nevada's ...

Mecklenburg County has utilized some of the settlement funds to distribute Naloxone, establish a post-overdose response team, ...

Police Chief Shaun Davis said his staff respond to opioid-related emergencies and experience trauma that increases their risk of heart attack. But some people question if settlement funds should ...

Millions of dollars in opioid settlement funds will be used for services throughout the Gateway Center in Albuquerque. $4.5 million has been allocated to boost ...

The Statewide Council on Opioid Abatement is working on where to channel opioid settlement funds based on what creates the ...

Lawmakers and advocates are divided on whether to allow the governor and legislature to weigh in on how hundreds of millions of dollars in opioid legal settlements are used. Gov. Ned Lamont ...