Thanks to opioid settlements from companies like Walgreens, Johnson and Johnson and Perdue

Pharma, states are beginning to receive an influx of money.

Over $50 billion is being given to states and municipalities for addiction treatment

and prevention.

But what exactly treatment and prevention includes is up to interpretation.

In some parts of the U.S., figuring out how to spend the money is turned contentious.

In Pennsylvania, advocates have pushed back on some counties wanting to use the money

for law enforcement.

While in New York and San Francisco, groups pushing to fund safe injection sites have

been rejected.

And then there's another issue.

Some states aren't sharing exactly how those funds are being spent at all.

And the opioid epidemic is only getting worse.

In 2021, more than 80,000 people died from an overdose involving an opioid.

There's 12,000 more deaths than the year before, according to CDC data.

So what can states do now to prevent more deaths?

We'll get into all that and more after the break.

I'm Jen White.

You're listening to the OneA podcast where we get to the heart of the story.

We've got a lot to cover, so stay with us.

Let's start the conversation by discussing the settlement and what we do know.

Joining us is Aneri Patani.

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