South Dakota awards $7.8 million from opioid settlement to combat addiction

By: John Hult

Outlets: South Dakota Searchlight

Published: April 2, 2026

Words: 959

Last Updated: 3 months, 4 weeks ago

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SIOUX FALLS — The latest round of funding from a nationwide opioid settlement will pay for a mobile street medicine clinic, addiction treatment training for primary care doctors, and recovery coaching for incarcerated people and recent inmates.

The money will also help fund a mobile crisis team on the Cheyenne River Reservation, expand addiction treatment for juveniles and pregnant women, and fund four substance use interventionists for the Sioux Falls School District.

The money comes …

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