newsrecoverytreatmentNYC Is Hiring 500 Former Addicts to Help Others Recover—And Paying Them $12 MillionNew York City will invest $12 million from opioid manufacturer settlements to hire 500 peer recovery specialists—people with lived experience of addiction who are trained to help others find treatment and stay in recovery.May 11, 20264 min read
newssettlementfundingPurdue Pharma Is Shut Down Forever. New York Just Secured $250 Million for Addiction Treatment.The company that made OxyContin and fueled the opioid crisis is now defunct. New York Attorney General Letitia James secured $250 million for the state as part of a historic $7.4 billion settlement that bars the Sackler family from the opioid business forever.May 4, 20265 min read
newssettlementnew-yorkNew York Airs TV Special Showing How Opioid Settlement Billions Are Saving LivesA new television program airing across New York State puts faces to the opioid crisis—and shows how settlement money is funding prevention, treatment, and harm reduction programs that are reversing overdose trends.April 15, 20264 min read
NnewsopioidfundingNew York Airs Statewide Documentary Showing Where Billions in Opioid Settlement Funds Are GoingA new 30-minute documentary produced by OASAS is airing statewide this month, revealing where hundreds of millions in opioid settlement dollars are going—and putting faces to the crisis through personal stories of loss, survival, and recovery.March 30, 20267 min read
newsopioidrecoveryNew York Airs Rare Statewide TV Program on Opioid Crisis — Here's What It ShowsA 30-minute program airing across New York this month gives the public an inside look at how the state is using hundreds of millions in opioid settlement money—and tells the stories of New Yorkers who've lived through addiction and recovery.March 19, 20267 min read
newsoasasfundingNew York Airs Documentary on $3B Opioid Settlement SpendingA new documentary airing across New York gives the public its first look at how the state is deploying $3 billion in opioid settlement funds, including personal stories from families who lost loved ones and teens who learned to save lives with naloxone.March 12, 20264 min read
settlementfundingnycNew York City to Receive $48 Million From Purdue Pharma-Sackler Settlement as Litigation Moves ForwardNew York City committed to a new Purdue Pharma-Sackler family settlement that will funnel approximately $48 million to the city — adding to the roughly $50 million annually the Adams administration already receives from major opioid settlements.February 25, 20264 min read
deep-diveopioidsettlementWhere Are New York's Opioid Settlement Millions Going? Watchdogs Say the State Won't Tell ThemDrug policy experts and advisory board members say OASAS is stonewalling transparency efforts around $1.5 billion in opioid settlement funds, refusing to disclose basic information required by law.February 23, 20269 min read
opioidfundingtreatmentRochester Just Got a New Opioid Clinic. Here's Where New York's Settlement Billions Are Going.New York has distributed more opioid settlement money than any other state. A new clinic in Rochester shows what that looks like on the ground — and a transparency controversy shows what it doesn't.February 17, 20268 min read
