Published 2 years ago

Advocates seek more say in how opioid settlements are spent

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People in recovery and families of those who died from overdoses fear they won't be heard. Advocates want to see the money used to make it easier to get treatment. The money is seen as crucial to stemming a crisis that deepened amid the coronavirus pandemic. opioids involved in most of the record 107,000 overdose-related deaths last year.

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Advocates seek more say in how opioid settlements are spent

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The tattoos on Billie Stafford’s hands — inspired by street art and full of references to her work helping prevent drug-related deaths — have become an

2 years ago·United States

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abc News

Advocates seek more say in how opioid settlements are spent

As billions of dollars in opioid lawsuit settlements are starting to flow to governments, families and advocates impacted by the opioid crisis are pushing for a meaningful say in how the money will be used

2 years ago·United States

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KIFI

Advocates seek more say in how opioid settlements are spent - Local News 8

By GEOFF MULVIHILL and SAMANTHA HENDRICKSON Associated Press/Report for AmericaCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The tattoos on Billie Stafford’s hands — inspired by street art and full of references to her work helping prevent drug-related deaths — have become an indelible memorial to the friend who inked them and the opioid crisis that killed him in April.As a panel starts considering how to distribute Ohio’s share of multimillion-dollar legal settlements…

2 years ago·Idaho Falls, United States

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MY Northwest

Advocates seek more say in how opioid settlements are spent

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- The tattoos on Billie Stafford's hands -- inspired by street art and full of references to her work helping prevent drug-related

2 years ago·Tacoma, United States

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Star Tribune

Advocates seek more say in how opioid settlements are spent

The tattoos on Billie Stafford's hands — inspired by street art and full of references to her work helping prevent drug-related deaths — have become an indelible memorial to the friend who inked them and the opioid crisis that killed him in April.

2 years ago·Minneapolis, United States

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WPLG

Advocates seek more say in how opioid settlements are spent

The tattoos on Billie Stafford’s hands — inspired by street art and full of references to her work helping prevent drug-related deaths — have become an indelible memorial to the friend who inked them and the opioid crisis that killed him in April.As a panel starts considering how to distribute Ohio’s share of multimillion-dollar legal settlements with drugmakers and distributors over the toll of opioids, Stafford is concerned that most of the me…

2 years ago·Miami, United States

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