The Relationship Between Receipt of Opioid Settlement Funds and Reductions in Opioid Overdose Deaths in the U.S.
This study provides valuable initial evidence that settlement disbursements are being directed toward states with higher baseline opioid-related overdose death rates, and the size of the disbursements is associated with early reductions in these death rates.
Authors
- David Powell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9132-2106)
- Aaron Kofner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6980-1218)
- Jonathan Cantor (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4468-833X)
- Zoe Lindenfeld (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5456-7665)
- Ryan K. McBain (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0073-0348)
Institutions
- Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey (US)
- Brigham and Women's Hospital (US)
- RAND Corporation (US)
- University of Pennsylvania (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- AJPM Focus
- Published
- 2025-08-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.focus.2025.100424
- Primary Topic
- Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Institute on Drug Abuse