Opioid settlement funds provide a critical opportunity for enhanced investment in strategies to counter a national overdose crisis that claimed over 100,000 lives in 2023.
To address what we saw as an essential information gap, the Vital Strategies Overdose Prevention Program and Christine Minhee of OpioidSettlementTracker.com partnered in 2023 to produce comprehensive guides on opioid settlement funds for all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Intended for a community audience, these guides demystify how each state will receive and allocate opioid settlement funds. The goal is to empower community advocates on the ground to effectively understand and engage with the settlement planning and spending process. In 2024, we updated and expanded the state guides, which are now hosted on the dedicated site of opioidsettlementguides.com.