Sock hops and concerts: How some places spent opioid settlement cash
States, counties, and cities are receiving millions in opioid settlement money to address the addiction crisis. The ways they spent the dollars in 2024 sometimes drew criticism.
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States, counties, and cities are receiving millions in opioid settlement money to address the addiction crisis. The ways they spent the dollars in 2024 sometimes drew criticism.
Local governments have received hundreds of millions of dollars from the opioid settlements to support addiction treatment, recovery, and prevention efforts.
Walgreens has agreed to pay the government $300 million to settle claims that it unlawfully filled millions of invalid prescriptions.
Pharmaceutical companies accused of fueling the nation's opioid crisis are paying state and local governments billions of dollars in legal settlements. But how much are victims getting?
Uncertainty over funding for federal safety net programs may lead some state officials to turn to opioid settlement dollars to make up the difference.
Federal officials approved a new type of pain drug designed to eliminate the risks of addiction and overdose associated with opioid medications like Vicodin and OxyContin.
The U.S. Department of Justice filed a lawsuit on Friday alleging Walgreens knowingly filled millions of unlawful prescriptions for controlled substances.
Overdose deaths have slowed 18% since a peak last year, the CDC estimates.
Drugs like Mounjaro and Ozempic, which many use for weight loss, may also help patients suffering from addiction, according to a new study.
Thirteen states in Appalachia join others in placing free boxes of naloxine in metal dispensers once used for newspapers, as part of Save a Life Day.
Experts, law enforcement and children's advocates say companies like Snap, TikTok and Meta are not doing enough to keep children safe.
Almost one in five survey responders had lost a family member or close friend to a drug overdose, researchers found.
Consulting firm McKinsey and Co. has agreed to pay $78 million to settle claims from insurers and health care funds that its marketing work with Purdue Pharma helped fuel an opioid addiction crisis.
Purdue Pharma, the maker of OxyContin, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in September 2019 after it faced scores of lawsuits related to the opioid crisis.
Touching fentanyl or being near it won't cause a drug overdose, experts told CBS News.
Four offices in Washington state were evacuated Wednesday, and similar incidents were reported nationwide, the FBI said.
But the major pharmacy chain says the filing is part of a plan to bring it back to financial health.
The grocery store chain said most of the money will go to states, local governments and Native American tribes.
The settlement is the largest between a city and a single company related to the opioid epidemic, the city attorney said.
Joanne Marian Segovia, who was the executive director of the San Jose Police Officers' Association, had been arrested last week.
The company is accused of failing to report hundreds of thousands of potentially suspicious orders.
The focus is now on how settlement dollars will be used and whether they can curtail overdose deaths.
Aurora Police is again urging the public to come forward with information that could help identify the person who killed 15‑year‑old Xavier Dominguez nearly three weeks ago.
Three men and a woman from California have pleaded guilty to charges alleging they disguised themselves as legitimate work crews and broke into telecommunications towers in at least three states - including Colorado - and resold stolen equipment for profit.
The Centennial community was shocked last week when a little boy was arrested and accused of killing his five-year-old brother. Now, that child has been charged with murder.
The Colorado State Patrol is asking for help from the public in solving a deadly hit-and-run crash involving a pedestrian from over the weekend in Jefferson County.
Thousands of entries were submitted to choose the name of the Pecos League baseball team in Grand Junction, Colorado.
Aurora Police is again urging the public to come forward with information that could help identify the person who killed 15‑year‑old Xavier Dominguez nearly three weeks ago.
Three men and a woman from California have pleaded guilty to charges alleging they disguised themselves as legitimate work crews and broke into telecommunications towers in at least three states - including Colorado - and resold stolen equipment for profit.
The Centennial community was shocked last week when a little boy was arrested and accused of killing his five-year-old brother. Now, that child has been charged with murder.
The Colorado State Patrol is asking for help from the public in solving a deadly hit-and-run crash involving a pedestrian from over the weekend in Jefferson County.
Thousands of entries were submitted to choose the name of the Pecos League baseball team in Grand Junction, Colorado.
The Boulder International Film Festival will take place from April 9-12 in 2026. The co-founders Robin Beeck and Kathy Beeck spoke about the films that have them excited this year.
The reports about the Denver Zoo can be seen on CBS Colorado Mornings.
CBS Colorado streamed a Girls & Science Community Conversation on Tuesday, March 17, 2026, on CBS News Colorado. The conversation featured female mentors who shared their experiences in STEM fields with Girls Inc. of Metro Denver's youth participants.
The Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance announced changes to their operating hours. The zoo will now be open to the general public year round from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
A bill to protect missing college students passed the Colorado State Senate on Monday. SB26-120 is now off to the House for a committee vote.
Thousands of entries were submitted to choose the name of the Pecos League baseball team in Grand Junction, Colorado.
The U.S. men's national soccer team is expected to debut the new uniforms later this month in Atlanta, ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup starting in June.
Bri Crittendon is a generational talent. If you want to know what makes this McDonald's All-American tick, just ask her boyfriend, CU freshman guard Josiah Sanders.
The top 16 seeds in the 68-team women's NCAA field will host first- and second-round games, with the regional rounds being played at two neutral sites for the fourth straight year.
There's been a lot of talk about whether Denver would be a good place for the PWHL to expand. The crowd that showed up on Sunday is a good indication that they would be well supported.
Many Americans feel like they live in a "hamster wheel economy," said one expert who studies economic security.
"If the price of oil goes up, the price of everything goes up," said former U.S. Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz.
President Trump's director of the National Counterterrorism Center, Joe Kent, announced his immediate resignation Tuesday, citing the administration's decision to intervene in Iran.
The U.S. men's national soccer team is expected to debut the new uniforms later this month in Atlanta, ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup starting in June.
Costco is recalling a meatloaf and potato meal kit because one of its ingredients may be contaminated with salmonella.
The subpoena issued by GOP Rep. James Comer of Kentucky requires Bondi to appear for a deposition on April 14.
Colorado state Sen. Barb Kirkmeyer has submitted her petitions to appear on the Republican primary ballot for governor.
President Trump's director of the National Counterterrorism Center, Joe Kent, announced his immediate resignation Tuesday, citing the administration's decision to intervene in Iran.
Perhaps no place in Colorado is the youth mental health crisis more acute than Children's Hospital Colorado, where more than 14,000 kids sought mental health treatment last year.
Lakewood voters can expect to start seeing ballots in the mail soon. On April 7, voters will decide whether to keep or repeal recent rezoning changes approved by the city council.
A judge blocked a set of changes to the childhood vaccine schedule recommended by allies of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, dealing a setback to the Trump administration's efforts to overhaul federal vaccine policy.
Patchwork state policies and limited federal oversight have led to a fragmented system for tracking organ donor status.
Even people with six-figure incomes are making financial sacrifices to pay for medical care, a new study finds.
Colorado health officials have identified two additional cases of measles, bringing the total number to nine in the Broomfield outbreak.
Crystalline silica, which is released into the air when workers cut and polish engineered stone for kitchen countertops, can scar human lungs beyond repair.
Many Americans feel like they live in a "hamster wheel economy," said one expert who studies economic security.
"If the price of oil goes up, the price of everything goes up," said former U.S. Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz.
Rising diesel prices could push up costs across the U.S. economy, as many goods move by diesel-powered trucks.
Industry experts are warning of a possible increase of prices of beef in the weeks to come due to a worker strike in the state.
Costco is recalling a meatloaf and potato meal kit because one of its ingredients may be contaminated with salmonella.
Eleven Denver City Council members voluntarily reimbursed the city for 2025 furlough days with reimbursement amounts ranging from $762.60 up to $1,969.92. Most of the council members' reimbursements were around $1,300.
Prosecutors in El Paso County have decided not to pursue criminal charges against a youth hockey coach in southern Colorado, saying there is insufficient evidence to prosecute him.
Law enforcement authorities in Arizona have arrested and jailed a former Colorado resident, Keith Carl Jones, on sex-related charges, 30 years after he was connected to the unsolved disappearance of a Castle Rock woman.
There's harsh criticism of a Colorado police officer charged with failing to report a crash -- a crash investigators say he was partially responsible for while off-duty. Some of the strongest criticism is coming from an unexpected place.
A CBS Colorado investigation has learned the City of Denver has spent $110,000 on a 14-month investigation of Denver Police Division Chief Magen Dodge, but is refusing to release the completed investigation, which was finalized three months ago.