Missoula governments eye plan to award $1 million in opioid settlement money

Missoula governments eye plan to award $1 million in opioid settlement money

A process to hand out more than a $1 million in opioid settlements in 2025 is moving forward under a joint Missoula city-county board, with plans to spend the money both internally and through grants to local nonprofits.

Montana to Receive $16.5 Million from Purdue Pharma Settlement to Combat Opioid Crisis

Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen announced today that the state is set to receive $16.57 million from a $7.4 billion national settlement with Purdue Pharma and the Sackler family, the owners of Purdue, over their role in fueling the opioid crisis. The settlement resolves allegations that Purdue aggressively marketed opioid products for decades, contributing to addiction and overdose deaths… Source