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Tag: opioid settlement

four prescription drug bottles in a row
Posted inSubstance Use

Tension builds around best ways to spend NC’s opioid settlement money

by Taylor Knopf April 7, 2022April 7, 2022

By Taylor Knopf The first payments from a $26 billion, multi-state opioid lawsuit settlement are set to arrive in the states later this spring, and in North Carolina, there are already disagreements over which groups are most qualified to receive the money.  Over the course of 18 years, North Carolina will receive $750 million of […]

cars lined up in and outside a brick building that reads TROSA in big letters over the top
Posted inSubstance Use

$11M for North Carolina rehab with work requirements, medication restrictions raises concerns

by Taylor Knopf and Kaiser Health News April 6, 2022April 5, 2022
A white and blue sign reading "Inmate Intake" points to the High Point Detention Center, a tall white building with small windows.
Posted inPrison Health

NC jails report deaths, but what if you almost died while incarcerated?

by Elizabeth Thompson December 7, 2021December 6, 2021
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Posted inSubstance Use

High cost of treating addiction in NC

by Carolina Public Press October 1, 2021September 30, 2021

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