Most Kentucky Opioid Settlement Money Is Not Being Spent, New Report Shows

Most Kentucky opioid settlement money is not being spent, new report shows

Local governments in receipt of opioid settlement dollars are sitting on most of the money, according to a Tuesday analysis from The Kentucky Center for Economic Policy.

Protected: Kentucky Local Governments Have Spent Only 10% of Opioid Settlement Dollars Despite Continued Need - The Lexington Times

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Kentucky Local Governments Have Spent Only 10% of Opioid Settlement Dollars Despite Continued Need - Kentucky Center for Economic Policy

Between 2022 and 2038, Kentucky will receive more than a billion dollars in proceeds from several national opioid settlements with companies complicit in starting the opioid epidemic in the 1990s. These funds, often referred to as “blood money,” are considered restitution for lives lost and are intended to address communities’ active needs related to the overdose crisis. Half of these funds are distributed to the state, and the other half direct…