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Attorney General Alan Wilson announced approximately $720 million nationwide in settlements with eight drug makers that ...
More than half of the opioid settlement dollars spent by localities across West Virginia last fiscal year went to law ...
State officials appear to be sitting on more than $100 million in opioid settlement funds as the overdose crisis continues, ...
Opioid settlement payouts are expected to total about $50 billion over nearly two decades, paid by more than a dozen companies that made or distributed prescription painkillers, including Johnson ...
During an Executive Session on Monday night, the Burleigh County Commission agreed to join the settlement of a nationwide ...
For starters, they should use Purdue Pharma’s billions to make Narcan universally accessible. State and local governments are ...
Eight opioid manufacturers will divvy up $720 million between states, with Kansas set to receive $5.7 million.
Some states haven't begun using opioid settlement funds intended to help curb the opioid epidemic. Meanwhile, more than 100,000 Americans died of an overdose last year.
Milwaukee County is using more opioid settlement funds for treatment, hoping to continue trends of lower overdoses in the ...
A pilot program initially designed to get immediate after-care help lined up for people who land in UC San Diego Health’s ...
The drugmakers — accused of fueling the addiction crisis — have agreed to pay $720 million to several states that filed a ...
Overall, Illinois has received more than $200 million from the largest national opioid settlement to date, according to the KFF Health News’ tracker.