| Hans-Günter Meyer-Thompson | International
USA. Database Shows How States Have (or Haven’t) Used Opioid Settlement Cash
USA. Database Shows How States Have (or Haven’t) Used Opioid Settlement Cash
A new database tracking how jurisdictions across the country are allocating opioid settlement funds shows that while treatment and prevention were heavily prioritized, most states gave no funding whatsoever to syringe service programs (SSP). Meanwhile, scores of payments went toward “purposes that do not qualify as Opioid Remediation.” (Filter, USA, 31.12.2024)