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Native America Calling: How will $1.5 billion in opioid settlement money help the populations hit the hardest?
Monday, April 8, 2024
How will $1.5 billion in opioid settlement money help the populations hit the hardest?
The Lummi Nation is among the tribes that continue to face serious threats from the ongoing opioid epidemic, despite their best efforts.
Lawmakers in Washington State are poised to allocate millions of dollars in opioid litigation settlement money to the Lummi Nation and other tribes in an effort to stem troubling statistics that show Native Americans are overwhelmingly affected by opioid abuse. All across the country, tribes are working to find the most promising opioid treatments funded by dozens of settlements with pharmaceutical giants.
Join Native America Calling to check in with the ongoing problem of Native opioid addiction and the best prospects for the $1.5 billion earmarked to help solve it.
Guests on Native America Calling
Anthony Hillaire (Lummi), Chairman of Lummi Nation
Andrea Medley (Haida), research associate with Johns Hopkins Center for Indigenous Health
Tim Purdon, partner at Robins Kaplan LLP
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