Roughly two years after the Washington Attorney General’s Office reached a $518 million settlement with three drug companies who contributed to the state’s opioid crisis, Kitsap County leaders have decided to spend the initial portion of those funds on a variety of primary countywide prevention programs. The funding stems from an October 2022 settlement between […]
This week, Eugene City Council will discuss two proposals meant to raise city revenue including a fire service fee, vote on a proposal to let neighborhood associations change their boundaries and discuss urban growth. Lane County commissioners will vote on accepting a grant to create a deflection program for people charged with recently recriminalized drug […]
May 8—MORGANTOWN — When it comes to the state’s opioid-settlement dollars, there are two pools of money. There’s nearly $1 billion dollars to be distributed at the state level through the regional application process to the West Virginia First Foundation. Then, there’s the money that’s been distributed directly to the state’s counties and municipalities. On […]
AUSTIN, Texas – Police have arrested a man suspected of dealing drugs containing fentanyl that led to a spike in overdoses in Austin. Click to open this PDF in a new window. According to an arrest affidavit, on Monday, April 29 at approximately 9:02 a.m., APD officers and ATCEMS medics responded to a call reporting […]
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California is partnering with a New Jersey-based pharmaceutical company to purchase a generic version of Narcan, the drug that can save someone’s life during an opioid overdose, under a deal announced Monday by Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom. Amneal Pharmaceuticals will sell naloxone to California for $24 per pack, or about 40% […]
A 72-year-old South Miami doctor has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for prescribing pain and anxiety drugs to pain clinic customers without examination, sometimes without getting out of his car or being in the United States, prosecutors said. Dr. Osmin Morales owned the Miami Pain Relief Institute. He also saw patients — […]
A group of public health experts and scientists is calling on the Food and Drug Administration to rescind its controversial approval of a DNA test that promises to predict genetic risk of opioid addiction. In a letter sent to the agency on Thursday, 31 experts in genetics, addiction, psychiatry and medical-device regulation called the approval […]
Mar. 27—A special counsel to the Oklahoma Attorney General’s Office spoke Monday during the Rogers County Board of Commissioners meeting in support of a collaborative city-county grant application that could bring in major funding for opioid abatement. How much money the county will receive has yet to be determined, according to AG representative Terry Simonson. […]
Mar. 25—Spokane Mayor Lisa Brown wants to spend $1 million in opioid settlement funds to enhance the fire department’s social work program and to create intensive services for people addicted to opiates and frequently commit crimes. Spokane and Spokane County will receive tens of millions of dollars over the next two decades as part of […]
Cities and counties in the Tri-Cities will share more than $16 million in a recent payment from the state’s lawsuits against companies that fueled the opioid epidemic. The Washington State Attorney General’s Office announced this week that cities and counties would receive more than $55 million in the latest round of payments. Local governments in […]
Over a busy, 60-day legislative session, Washington state lawmakers made strides to address the opioid crisis and ban a controversial policing practice with bipartisan support, but fell short in getting some of the most progressive bills across the finish line. The short session, which marked Jay Inslee’s final one as governor, ended Thursday with over […]
Feb. 15—KINGWOOD — Members of the Preston County Board of Education voted to opt back into the McKinsey and Company LLC opioid settlement. The decision was made after receiving a memorandum from attorney Ben Bailey of Bailey Glasser LLP, concerning school boards and the opioid litigation updates. Bailey previously said school boards that opt out […]