Narcan, Drones, and Concerts: How Governments Spent Opioid Settlement Windfalls - KFF Health News
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Twenty-two million dollars to repay loans for people working in the addiction field. About $12,000 for gun silencers. Sixteen dollars for a children’s book about Spookley the Square Pumpkin. The purchases varied widely but they all came from the same source: opioid settlement money. The cash, which comes from companies accused of fueling the overdose crisis, was used in more than 10,500 ways last year, according…
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