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Most localities still holding onto opioid settlement funds

Indiana has received over $980 million from the National Opioid Settlement, with the state and local governments splitting the funds, and most localities have yet to spend any of their restricted fund
November 15, 2024

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Opioid response disparities impact Black Indianapolis residents

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Black communities in Indianapolis experience more opioid overdoses than others, but through outreach and education, one organization hopes to bring those numbers down. Lack
August 19, 2024

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Coroner finds powerful opioid for first time in Fishers overdose death

FISHERS, Ind. (WISH) — A powerful opioid was found for the first time in a recent overdose death in Fishers. The Hamilton County coroner tells I-Team 8 the drug nitazene is 60 times more powerfu
August 15, 2024

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Opioid epidemic disproportionately kills Black Americans

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — “Every life is precious. We want everyone to find recovery, but we know they can’t find it if they’re dead,” said Charlotte Crabtree, diversity and
August 8, 2024

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Supreme Court rejects multibillion-dollar Purdue Pharma opioid settlement

Washington (CNN) — The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a controversial settlement that would have sent billions of dollars to treatment programs and victims of the nation’s opioid epidemic
June 27, 2024

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Town hall to address opioid crisis in Black community

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Opioid overdose deaths disproportionately kill Black Americans more than their white counterparts, so a town hall on Saturday at Martin University is hoping to address tha
May 30, 2024

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Local governments struggle to distribute their share of billions from opioid settlements

(AP) — Settlement money to help stem the decades-long opioid addiction and overdose epidemic is rolling out to small towns and big cities across the U.S., but advocates worry that chunks of it m
May 12, 2024

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Washington state reaches a nearly $150 million settlement with Johnson & Johnson over opioid crisis

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — The Washington state attorney general announced a $149.5 million settlement Wednesday with drugmaker Johnson & Johnson, more than four years after the state sued the compan
January 24, 2024

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Consulting firm McKinsey agrees to $78 million settlement with insurers over opioids

(AP) — Consulting firm McKinsey and Co. has agreed to pay $78 million to settle claims from insurers and health care funds that its work with drug companies helped fuel an opioid addiction crisi
December 30, 2023

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