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DATE: August 27, 2026 at 04:30AM
SOURCE: STAT NEWS MENTAL HEALTHTITLE: A state gave sheriffs 20% of its opioid settlement cash. We followed the money
STAT is co-publishing this article by KFF Health News.
Every state is receiving opioid settlement payouts from companies accused of flooding the nation with prescription painkillers and fueling overdose deaths. But only one state is directing 20% of those payouts to sheriffs — the largest carve-out for law enforcement nationwide.
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