County Opioid Settlement Highlights: April – June, 2024

Jefferson County Awarded for Their Spending Model Jefferson County was awarded Excellence in the Application of the Opioid Litigation Principles by Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health for using the following evidence-based principles in helping guide the effective spending of their settlement dollars: 1.  Spend the Money to Save

Quarterly Opioid Settlement Office Hours – August 14th

Please join our regional substance use response consultants for free technical assistance and guidance on matters related to the opioid settlements during their quarterly office hours August 14, from 9-11 a.m. eastern/8-10 central. Register here for this free session. Cities and counties, please note that an important September reporting deadline

SMART in the news: “Madison County’s OAC discusses how to distribute settlement funds”

SMART’s Courtney Collier, our West Tennessee Substance Use Response Consultant, attended the inaugural meeting of the Madison County opioid abatement council and was interviewed by local media station WBBJ.  The article and television clip can be viewed here. A slight correction, however: Courtney is incorrectly identified as part of UT

Jefferson County Recognized for Opioid Settlement Planning Process

Jefferson County proudly announces it’s received one of the inaugural awards for Excellence in the Application of the Opioid Litigation Principles. The Opioid Litigation Principles were developed by a coalition of organizations from across the spectrum of the substance use field and by faculty and staff from the Johns Hopkins

(Podcast) What’s Happening with the Opioid Abatement Settlements?

New podcast episode: What's happening with the opioid settlements?

Starting with the multiple guilty pleas from Purdue Pharma in 2020, thousands of lawsuits across the country have lead to a series of settlements from numerous pharmaceutical manufacturers and distributors for their role in the opioid crisis. From just the first and second wave of settlements with Cardinal Health, Janssen,

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