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With small payouts and little local treatment infrastructure, Nebraska counties are routing opioid settlement funds to regional behavioral health authorities.

Lane County commissioners voted Sept. 29, 2026 to accept $1.3 million in state opioid settlement funds for the Florence Treatment Center, a methadone clinic.

Boston opened a new $700,000 round of Community Overdose Response Grants Sept. 29, funding overdose prevention at six neighborhood groups through 2028.

SAMHSA announces $247.9 million in grants to expand medication-assisted treatment, school-based mental health, trauma care, first responder overdose reversal, and workforce recovery support across the United States.

Wake County awards opioid settlement dollars to four community partners advancing youth-focused prevention, education, and early intervention services across North Carolina's most populous county.

Governor DeWine gives Department of Behavioral Health authority to certify recovery housing operators, addressing rapid growth from 356 to 1,700+ homes and protecting residents from fraud.

Final steel beam placed at Amarillo psychiatric facility serving 26-county region, expanding access to inpatient mental health care for rural Texans.

KFF Health News investigation reveals $8.1 million in opioid settlement funds went to law enforcement equipment, with panel deeming 66% inappropriate for addiction crisis abatement.

Eastern Kentucky's 'Hub' initiative brings naloxone, syringe services, and peer support to four of the nation's most impoverished counties using opioid settlement dollars.