Enlarge this image Lisa Teggart is executive director of the Door to Serenity sober living homes in Mobile, Alabama. She says she…
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In 2023, opioid settlement funds flowed to states. Here’s how it’s going
by Aneri Pattani December 21, 2023Enlarge this image Advocates and victims of the opioid crisis gather outside the U.S. Supreme Court on Dec. 4, 2023, while the…
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Law enforcement eyes opioid settlement cash for squad cars and body scanners
by Aneri Pattani October 20, 2023Enlarge this image States and counties nationwide are using opioid settlement funds for law enforcement efforts, including buying new squad cars. This…
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Only 1 in 5 people with opioid addiction get the medications to treat it, study finds
by Brian Mann August 7, 2023Enlarge this image A person with addiction holds a bottle of buprenorphine, a medicine that prevents withdrawal sickness in people trying to…
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A wasted chance to fight addiction? Opioid settlement cash fills a local budget gap
by Aneri Pattani August 2, 2023Enlarge this image At a December 2022 meeting, the Mendocino County Board of Supervisors decided to use $63,000 of opioid settlement funds…
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Recovery high schools help kids heal from an addiction and build a future
by Stephanie Daniel April 4, 2023Enlarge this image 5280 High School in Denver is one of 43 secondary schools in the U.S. with a program designed for…
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As states start to get opioid settlement cash, few are sharing how they spend it
by Aneri Pattani March 30, 2023Enlarge this image Marianne Sinisi, of Altoona, Pennsylvania, lost her 26-year-old son, Shawn, to an opioid overdose in 2018. She wants the…
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States differ on how best to spend $26B from settlement in opioid cases
by Aneri Pattani November 22, 2022Jacqueline Lewis is now raising her 7-year-old granddaughter; the child’s father, Shaun Lewis, died of a drug overdose this fall. There are…