Local Spotlight

Bipartisan bill would establish dedicated funding stream for multi-jurisdictional drug task forces combating opioid trafficking across Washington state.

Cherokee Nation opens Oklahoma's first tribal-operated residential addiction treatment facility, integrating centuries-old traditions like stickball and traditional gardening into evidence-based recovery programs.

Mississippi State Department of Health launches novel program bringing addiction treatment to all 82 counties through early screening and telehealth.

Oregon's Opioid Settlement Prevention, Treatment and Recovery Board releases first comprehensive spending report, directing $90 million to tribes, counties, and community programs.

Bucks County's Bright Path Center becomes Pennsylvania's first 24/7 crisis stabilization facility combining substance use and mental health services, funded by $7 million in opioid settlement dollars.

Colorado distributes new round of opioid settlement funds to universities, hospitals, and community organizations to expand addiction treatment and recovery services statewide.

Michigan Attorney General releases spending guidelines and transparency report to ensure opioid settlement funds support recovery and prevention programs statewide.

The first major round of Proposition 1 bond funding has been awarded to five California counties for new residential treatment capacity, with construction set to begin this year under the state's Behavioral Health Continuum Infrastructure Program.

Oregon's Health Authority finalized rules expanding Medicaid reimbursement for residential substance use disorder treatment, increasing per-diem rates and lifting prior-authorization barriers for adults.