National Opioid Settlement

This prayer circle in 2023 is part of a tradition at Christian Recovery Centers during graduation from the recovery program.

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N.C. House wants to spend opioid money on multiple abstinence-based recovery centers, while experts stress access to medication

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Although budget negotiations stalled, the conversation about how to spend this opioid money is far from over.

Fake pill bottles with messages about OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma are displayed during a protest outside the courthouse where the bankruptcy of the company took place in White Plains, N.Y., on Aug. 9, 2021.

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With $1.5 billion from settlements, North Carolina counties tasked with reversing opioid epidemic

Jason deBruyn

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.

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AG Stein: NC's Share Of Opioid Settlement Could Be $750M

Associated Press

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鈥檚 office gave out the figure on Wednesday.