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# ICYMI Data Liberation Project [Video] 📼
- URL: https://news.opioidpolicy.org/icymi-data-liberation-project-video/
- Published: 2026-07-28T15:50:48.000Z
- Updated: 2026-07-28T15:50:48.000Z
- Description: A new way to help you see opioid settlement spending data in your community
- Author: Jonathan JK Stoltman (PhD)
- Tags: Opioid Settlement Money, Org, WFAM, Data Liberation, Civic Tech, Learning Together

1. **Check out the 30-minute video of our conversation with Dillion from the MuckRock/Data Liberation project and Jonathan from OPI,** where we file the first official opioid settlement FOIA of this collab!

> Westland City, Michigan, reported spending $797,495.88 in opioid settlement money on: “*Other Strategies - Broad mearsures that support first responders to mitigate and respond to opioid related incidents, who are on the front lines of this epidemic.”*   
>  
> And since that's a LOT of money and a VAGUE statement on how it was spent, we decided to send over a FOIA to see what's what. 

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Have you seen examples like this in your community?   
Reach out, and we can help you file a request for more details at [**dataliberation.opioidpolicy.org*](https://dataliberation.opioidpolicy.org)

## **Launch event video**

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1. If you're interested in filing your *own* FOIAs related to opioid settlement money, **apply for access to the OPI's Opioid Settlement FOIA Community**.

[Apply to Join!](https://opioidpolicy.fillout.com/data-liberation)

1. **Check out our new website to learn more!**

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Jonathan has worked as a researcher and advocate focusing on opioid addiction treatment and recovery since 2013\. He completed his PhD in Lifespan Developmental Psychology from West Virginia University in 2019\. Jonathan’s academic work has appeared in leading journals, conferences, and media outlets. He has been working on opioid settlement-related topics since 2020.

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