Examining the Potential Role of Opioid Settlement Funds in the Face of Impending Federal Budget Reductions for Substance Use Disorders

Zoe Lindenfeld et al.

Health Services Research2026https://doi.org/10.1111/1475-6773.70094article
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Substantial gaps remain between current federal SUD funding and what opioid settlement funds can offset. Our findings underscore that opioid settlement funds are not a viable replacement for federal funding, both because they were never intended to serve this purpose, and because they are insufficient in scale.

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@article{zoe2026,
  title        = {{Examining the Potential Role of Opioid Settlement Funds in the Face of Impending Federal Budget Reductions for Substance Use Disorders}},
  author       = {Zoe Lindenfeld et al.},
  journal      = {Health Services Research},
  year         = {2026},
  doi          = {https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1111/1475-6773.70094},
}

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