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More than $55.2 billion has been awarded in opioid settlements nationwide, according to opioidsettlementtracker.com. But Gina DeMaria doesn't think she'll see any of it.She lost her son, Anthony, in 2014. He battled addiction for two years, after he was prescribed OxyContin following a motocross accident.
A year later, DeMaria launched a nonprofit called Anthony's Way. It focuses on evidence-based harm-reduction efforts, like distributing Narcan and fentanyl test strips throughout York County, Pennsylvania. When DeMaria learned she could apply for grant money from the settlements last summer, she was thrilled — until she was denied.
DeMaria said the York County Opioid Advisory Board denied her application because officials didn't want to fund jobs that already existed.Walgreens launches a cheaper, generic version of over-the-counter Narcan Taylor O'Bier 2:33 PM, May 15, 2024 But she said she noticed it approved grants for other requests — like for non-evidence-based equine treatment — and she worries that the settlement money isn't used effectively.
Christine Minhee created the Opioid Settlement Tracker in 2019. She points out that guardrails are in place to prevent misuse of the settlement money, especially after the mistakes that were made with the tobacco settlements of the 1990s.
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