In 2024, states and localities spent or committed nearly $2.7 billion in opioid settlement funds, according to public records compiled by the investigation.
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Aggregate amount of opioid settlement spending or commitments documented in 2024 public records.
In 2024, trackable opioid settlement spending included about $615 million for treatment, $279 million for overdose-reversal medications and related training, $227 million for housing-related programs for people with substance use disorders, more than $237 million (about 9% of trackable spending) for prevention efforts, and roughly 20% of settlement funds were untrackable through public records.
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Breakdown of categories and amounts from tracked 2024 opioid settlement spending, based on compiled public records.