| Hans-Günter Meyer-Thompson | International
USA. : A Rural County’s Choice: Use Opioid Funds to Pay Off Debt, or Pay Them Forward to Curb Crisis
USA. : A Rural County’s Choice: Use Opioid Funds to Pay Off Debt, or Pay Them Forward to Curb Crisis
Over the past two years, rural Greene County in northeastern Tennessee has collected more than $2.7 million from regional and national settlements with opioid manufacturers and distributors. But instead of helping people harmed by addiction, county officials are finding other ways to spend it. (KFF Health News, USA, 15.05.2023
https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/rural-greene-county-opioid-settlement-funds-debt-treatment/