Oregon Opioid Settlement Money Starts Flowing Into Treatment, Recovery and Prevention Services
The Oregon Health Authority announced where the $90 million from the opioid settlement was allocated: prevention, treatment, and recovery services across the state.
Oregon Opioid Settlement Board Allocated $90 Million in 2024-25
Oregon’s opioid lawsuit money is now turning into real services. A new report detailing spending in 2024-2025 indicates that the Oregon Opioid Settlement Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery Board (OSPTR) allocated more than $90 million statewide for substance use prevention, treatment, and recovery services and supports over the last two years.
Of the funding, 30%- more than $27 million- went to the Nine Federally Recognized Tribes of Oregon, while 81 Oregon cities and counties received more than $71 million. Local jurisdictions spent the funds primarily on supporting people in treatment and recovery (29%) and connecting people who need help to care (26%).
Sources: Oregon Health Authority opioid settlement release and 2024 to 2025 Oregon Opioid Settlement Spending Report
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The allocation of OSPTR Board funds included:
| Amount | Allocation |
|---|---|
| $14.3 million | 1. Expand existing Oregon opioid treatment programs in high-needs areas, including The Dalles, Klamath Falls, Redmond, Oregon City, Gresham, NE Oregon, rural Linn County, East Lane County, Florence, and the North Coast, and for training. 2. Technical assistance to jails to improve access to medications for opioid use disorder. |
| $13.7 million | Save Lives Oregon Clearinghouse to distribute naloxone and other life-saving supplies to organizations statewide. |
| $13.7 million | Support primary prevention programs—those that help prevent substance use before it starts—through counties and community-based organizations, and to replenish and strengthen the statewide substance use disorder prevention workforce. |
| $13 million | Establish new recovery community centers in Coos Bay, Roseburg, Grants Pass, and the Gorge, and expand existing recovery community centers in Klamath Falls, Portland, and Medford, with a focus on expanding access to culturally specific services across the state. |
OSPTR Co-Chair Annaliese Dolph said, “Together, we are seizing a historic opportunity to build and strengthen high-impact initiatives that reach those who need them most.”