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Records obtained by Spotlight PA and WESA reveal how Pa. counties used tens of millions in opioid settlement dollars

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Records obtained by Spotlight PA and WESA offer the most comprehensive public accounting to date of how counties across the state have used tens of millions of dollars they received in opioid settlement money.

The state’s billion-dollar opioid windfall has brought hope to a state where thousands of people each year die from drug overdoses. It’s also brought conflict about the best way to use the money.

 

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$2.7M in federal grants to help central Pa. combat the opioid crisis

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The U.S. Department of Justice will be channeling nearly $2.7 million in grants into central Pennsylvania to combat the opioid crisis.

Nearly $1.2 million of that money will go to programs in York County. The Lackawanna County District Attorney’s Office will receive another $900,000 and $600,000 is earmarked for Wyoming County.

“The opioid crisis – both a crime and a public health issue – has severely impacted the lives” of central Pennsylvanians, said David Freed, U.S. attorney for the Middle District.

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