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Opioid Settlement Money

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Billions of dollars are expected to come to Pennsylvania to help the state respond to the opioid epidemic. Spotlight PA has been tracking the funds in this ongoing accountability series.

Illustration of a gavel made of pills and coins.

Opioid settlement cash a boon to Pa. prosecutors but public defenders are being turned away

by Danielle Ohl and Ed Mahon of Spotlight PA

County district attorneys are in line for millions of dollars, but under-resourced public defenders say they’ve been sidelined.

The Pennsylvania Opioid Misuse and Addiction Abatement Trust is reviewing county spending reports in private.

GET THE RECORDS: How we’re tracking more than $100M in opioid settlement money in Pa.

by Ed Mahon of Spotlight PA and Kate Giammarise of WESA

The Pennsylvania Opioid Misuse and Addiction Abatement Trust is reviewing county spending reports in private.

Oversight board will secretly review how Pa. counties spent millions of dollars to fight opioid crisis

by Ed Mahon of Spotlight PA and Kate Giammarise of WESA

State Rep. Jim Struzzi (R., Indiana) says he was initially skeptical of syringe services programs but now believes they can help get people into treatment, reduce the spread of disease, and offer hope.

A bill to legalize syringe services in Pa. just passed a historic hurdle, but GOP opposition remains

by Ed Mahon of Spotlight PA

Outside the nonprofit FAVOR ~ Western PA, which serves people in addiction and recovery.

Opioid settlement money is supposed to expand syringe services. A Pa. nonprofit just lost $150K because of them.

by Ed Mahon of Spotlight PA and Sarah Boden of WESA

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