National Opioid Settlement /tags/national-opioid-settlement National Opioid Settlement en-US Copyright Wed, 10 Jul 2024 18:01:47 GMT N.C. House wants to spend opioid money on multiple abstinence-based recovery centers, while experts stress access to medication /health/2024-07-10/opioid-money-north-carolina-house-abstinence-based-recovery-centers Although budget negotiations stalled, the conversation about how to spend this opioid money is far from over. Wed, 10 Jul 2024 18:01:47 GMT /health/2024-07-10/opioid-money-north-carolina-house-abstinence-based-recovery-centers Grace Vitaglione | North Carolina Health News With $1.5 billion from settlements, North Carolina counties tasked with reversing opioid epidemic /health/2023-06-27/opioid-settlements-billions-north-carolina-counties-reversing-epidemic Counties are starting to get their first payments from the more than $50 billion dollar windfall secured from drug manufacturers and pharmacies for their role in the opioid epidemic. A public radio collaborative investigated what programs are being funded. Tue, 27 Jun 2023 12:23:57 GMT /health/2023-06-27/opioid-settlements-billions-north-carolina-counties-reversing-epidemic Jason deBruyn AG Stein: NC's Share Of Opioid Settlement Could Be $750M /news/2021-07-22/ag-stein-ncs-share-of-opioid-settlement-could-be-750m The state of North Carolina and scores of local governments could receive $750 million combined from a $26 billion proposed national settlement with several opioid producers. Attorney General Josh Stein’s office gave out the figure on Wednesday. Thu, 22 Jul 2021 13:28:14 GMT /news/2021-07-22/ag-stein-ncs-share-of-opioid-settlement-could-be-750m Associated Press