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Priorities for Opioid Settlement Money: Spend Now vs. Invest for Future 3 minutes📽️ “That’s not to say that prevention isn't important, but we also know prevention is a real long game,” Stoltman said. “If you think about it as like the building is on fire, the first
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Michigan could see over $100 million in opioid settlement money this year "Some of the most important spending has been increasing naloxone distribution; that's the overdose reversal medication," said Jonathan Soltman, the director of the Opioid Policy Institute. "Trying to target high-risk communities and make
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Lack of transparency still clouds billions in opioid settlement money going to states 4 minutes📽️ Republished by 73 Local News Outlets
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'Lazarus drug' may have competition in MI Important reporting about the harmful push to get other opioid overdose formulations more widely available in Michigan. These new formulations/medications (high-dose naloxone and nalmefene) will massively harm affected community members and not reduce overdose deaths. NOTE: Naloxone has been working
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People deserve to know how this money will be spent to save lives and make our community safe for everyone.
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The use of fear to push products that will hurt people instead of helping them is disgusting.
Opioid Settlement Money
Michigan opioid settlement dollars sit unspent as crisis rages Highlighting the issue in Michigan with spending the opioid settlement money, lack of transparency, and the urgent need to spend the money.
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Reporting on Addiction Talking Reporting on Addiction, a collaboration between the Opioid Policy Institute and 100 Days in Appalachia. We talk about how we started and where we're going. 45 minutes🔉
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Providers: Rollout of $1.5B opioid settlement a ‘huge disaster’ in Michigan Highlighting the many unnecessary barriers to opioid settlement funds for community organizations dedicated to tackling this issue.
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Bridge Lunch Break: Spending Michigan’s Opioid Settlement Money 60 minutes 📽️
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Michigan won’t know how $725M is spent on opioids help. Other states do it better Highlighting the mess in how the State of Michigan is handling the $1.6 billion in opioid settlement money.
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Michigan opioid cash sparks feeding frenzy of vendors, seeking cut of $1.5B Highlighting the mess in how the State of Michigan is handling the $1.6 billion in opioid settlement money.