WV local govs spent most opioid settlement funds on police, jail bills, EMS in fiscal year 2024-2025

By: Caity Coyne

Outlets: West Virginia Watch

Published: September 15, 2026

Words: 2,921

Last Updated: 3 days, 1 hour ago

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West Virginia localities spent nearly $10 million more of the opioid settlement funds they received between 2024 and 2025 than in the year previously, with a bulk of that spending going toward law enforcement, jail bill payments and support for emergency medical services, according to a West Virginia Watch analysis of a local spending report published by the West Virginia First Foundation earlier this year.

The report covers opioid settlement dollar expenditures made by …

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