Use of Opioid Settlement Funds Is the Center of Debate at Commission Meeting

Indiana commissioners wipe -- almost clean -- the slate of opioid lawsuits

Indiana County Commissioners approve a series of opioid settlements involving various pharmaceutical interests.

Rescue squads request opioid funds for new ambulances

PRINCETON — Officials from the Bluefield Rescue Squad and Princeton Rescue Squad went before the Mercer County Commission Tuesday to inquire about obtaining opioid settlement funds to purchase one new ambulance each.

Use of opioid settlement funds is the center of debate at commission meeting

PRINCETON, WV (WVNS) - Use of opioid settlement funds took centerstage at a recent meeting of the Mercer County Commission. Local EMS workers said they had immediate operational needs which needed to be met, while commissioners were considering the most sustainable use of the funds in the long term. Responders with Princeton Rescue Squad stated they should be clear candidates for the funding. While Commissioner Greg Puckett was in agreement that…

West Virginia counties set the rules for opioid funds — with no one watching

For two hours every Thursday and Friday, Randall Brown gathers a handful of people in front of a whiteboard. they sit on a couch or armchairs on either side –

WV counties set the rules for opioid funds -- with no one watching

As millions in opioid settlement funds reach West Virginia, counties are making high-stakes choices about how to spend it — revealing the tension between political priorities, financial pressures, and community needs in a state still grappling with the epidemic’s deep scars.

W.Va. counties set the rules for opioid funds — with no one watching • West Virginia Watch

Randall Brown teaches his Addiction Behavioral Awareness program at Lauren’s Wish in Morgantown, W.Va. (Sam Nichols | West Virginia University)For two hours every Thursday and Friday, Randall Brown gathers a handful of people in front of a whiteboard. They sit on a couch or armchairs on either side — the walls filled with colorful drawings while coffee brews in a nearby pot. These are Brown’s weekly group therapy sessions. Everyone is going to s…