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Funds from the settlement between the Oklahoma Attorney General’s Office and opioid suppliers are set to be distributed to the city of Norman.
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The Attorney General’s Office is set to distribute over $5 million in settlement funds in an effort to stall and stop the opioid epidemic.
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The Oklahoma Office of the Attorney General has received 101 applications for an initial round of opioid lawsuit settlement grants.
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The Oklahoma Opioid Abatement Board has received over 250 letters from local groups for $23 million in grants meant to counteract the impacts of the opioid epidemic.
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Narcan is underutilized. Federal and local governments are urging schools to address a growing concern.
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The U.S. Department of Health announced more than $2.6 million in awards Thursday to support Oklahoma’s response to fentanyl and other opioid overdose risks in rural communities.
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Attorney General Gentner Drummond announced the Oklahoma Opioid Abatement Board will begin awarding eligible groups money to counteract some impacts from the opioid epidemic.
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Opioid manufacturers paid Cherokee Nation $75 million dollars in 2021 in a settlement for their role in the opioid crisis. The tribal nation is putting that money to use for their citizens in Northeast Oklahoma by opening a new addiction treatment and behavioral health center, which is set to break ground later this year.
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This Week in Oklahoma Politics, KOSU's Michael Cross talks with ACLU Oklahoma Executive Director Ryan Kiesel and Republican Political Consultant Neva Hill…
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The bankruptcy follows the Sackler family, which owns Purdue, agreeing to surrender control of the company and offering $3 billion in cash to opioid-hit communities.