New Mexico local governments lag in spending opioid settlement funds, new report finds

By: Patrick Lohmann

Outlets: Source New Mexico

Published: July 16, 2026

Words: 695

Last Updated: 2 days, 23 hours ago

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More than three years after New Mexico counties and towns received the first installments of a nearly $1 billion opioid settlement fund, almost half of them had failed to report any spending by July of last year, according to a new report from the New Mexico State Auditor’s Office.

Beginning in 2023, New Mexico began receiving opioid litigation settlement payments meant to compensate communities for the harms caused by prescription opiate manufacturers, distributors …

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