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Pennsylvania expects to receive more than $1 billion in opioid settlement money. Decisions made by a powerful and secretive oversight board could set a precedent for years to come.
In Pennsylvania, there’s currently no single resource for people to see how counties and local governments plan to spend the money. But understanding the process can help you influence it.
With McKeesport signing on in November, Allegheny County will get a full payout from the opioid settlement fund this year. Opioid settlement: Allegheny County won’t receive $479K penalty after ...
Dec. 30—More than 75% of Pennsylvania's counties have already signed on to settle a case against a few of the opioid industries' biggest players that would spread $1 billion across the state in ...
Those who are arrested for non-violent actions and suffer an opioid use disorder may opt for an individualized program of medical assistance and counseling services. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] For the duration of this program, prosecution of the participant's case is on hold, and many successful participants enter plea agreements or have their cases dismissed ...
In the United States, a quick response team (QRT), also known as a drug abuse response team (DART), is an integrated, first responder and community paramedicine [1] unit comprising law enforcement officers, rescue personnel, health care professionals and / or substance abuse counselors.
Dec. 30—HARRISBURG — Snyder, Union and Montour counties are among 50 counties in Pennsylvania that have agreed to join a historic opioid settlement that would bring more than $1 billion to ...
Clinics that dispensed painkillers proliferated with only the loosest of safeguards, until a recent coordinated federal-state crackdown crushed many of the so-called “pill mills.” As the opioid pain meds became scarce, a cheaper opioid began to take over the market — heroin. Frieden said three quarters of heroin users started with pills.