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State Approaches for Distribution of National Opioid Settlement Funding

Updated January 2, 2024

States are in the process of implementing administrative structures to disburse an expected $50 billion awarded to states and localities from opioid-related lawsuits, which includes $26 billion awarded to 46 states as part of the National Opioid Settlement. These structures include strategies for engaging a wide variety of stakeholders on priorities for reducing opioid-related deaths and investing in SUD prevention, treatment, and recovery infrastructure.

Use this tracker to see funding allocated to each state through the National Opioid Settlement, as well as laws, agreements, and processes that states have established for allocating funds. For an overview of opioid settlement planning and considerations for states, see NASHP’s issue brief.

Acknowledgments

NASHP’s national opioid settlement state tracker was compiled based on information from publicly available legislation, state memorandums or executive orders, state websites, and press releases, as well as supplemental interviews with state officials with a role in administering opioid settlement funding. Sam Mermin, Miriam Pearsall, Rebekah Falkner, and Katie Greene contributed to the development of this tracker.  NASHP would like to acknowledge Christine Minhee’s Opioid Settlement Tracker, which has tracked state settlements and allocation plans since 2019.  

NASHP’s national opioid settlement state tracker and ongoing work to support state leaders in opioid settlement planning and spending are supported by the FORE Foundation.

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