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Money from an opioid settlement agreement is helping to fund some addiction prevention services in Syracuse. City officials say there's still a long way to go.
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Tompkins County is looking for ways to distribute opioid settlement funds, and is looking to the community for help.
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New York State Attorney General Letitia James announced the million-dollar settlement funds in April. Now, Onondaga County is beginning to put them to use.
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Last year, New York joined a legal settlement with three distributors of prescription opioid pills. This week, New York counties received the first installment of the settlement money. New York’s share of the settlement is $1.1 billion, which will be paid out in installments over the next 18 years.
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New York Attorney General Letitia James announced Tuesday that $37 million is coming to central New York, from settlements reached with opioid drug manufacturers and distributors. All of the funding will go towards opioid treatment and prevention.
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Gov. Kathy Hochul signed a package of bills into law Thursday dealing with the opioid addiction crisis, saying the issue is a personal one for her family.
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A two-year-long investigation by New York State Attorney General Letitia James and 13 police agencies came to a head this week. As a result, 78…
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Empire of Pain author Patrick Radden Keefe says the Sackler family has "thrown a lot of energy" into trying to thwart his reporting about the family's involvement in the opioid crisis.
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The Biden administration had Day 1 plans for the pandemic, economy and climate change. Experts say they haven't yet seen that same focus on the addiction crisis, which is killing 220 people a day.
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The Justice Department says the retailer ignored red flags for years, filling suspicious prescriptions for opioids and contributing to America's deadly addiction crisis. Walmart denies wrongdoing.