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Opioid settlement spending shows need for more oversight, NJ advocates warn

States Newsroom · October 1, 2026

State, county, and municipal officials got more than $60 million in national opioid settlement funds over the past year that was meant to be spent to repair harms caused by the deadly overdose crisis. Instead, it funded concerts, inflatable bounce houses, DJs, dirt bike demonstrations, police canines, ice cream, movie…

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Opioid settlement spending shows need for more oversight, NJ advocates warn

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