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Two Ohio counties and four drug companies recently settled a landmark lawsuit over responsibility for the opioid epidemic in a deal that could help push the parties toward a wide-ranging agreement on more than 2,400 similar claims filed across the country. The $260 million settlement will give Cuyahoga and Summit counties needed funding and anti-addiction medication to combat the opioid epidemic. The remedies will be provided by four of the defendants in case: opioid distributors McKesson Corp., AmerisourceBergen, and Cardinal Health, and drug manufacturer Teva Pharmaceuticals, which all admitted to no wrongdoing as part of the settlement.
 The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) invites the public to provide comments on three draft reports that update the March 2016 CDC Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain. Comments for all reports may be submitted through Nov. 11.
The ISDH Drug Overdose Prevention Team is looking for local community experts who have knowledge and expertise in substance abuse. ISDH is creating a repository of local experts to expand its network of contacts. Experts may be contacted to participate in events, including webcasts, conferences, expert panels, etc. If you or someone you know is interested in being included in the repository, please fill out the REDCap form.
 The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Center for Substance Abuse Treatment is accepting applications for fiscal year 2020 Recovery Community Services Program. The purpose of this program is to provide peer recovery support services via recovery community organizations to individuals with substance use disorders or co-occurring substance use and mental disorders or those in recovery from these disorders. Only private, domestic, not-for-profit Recovery Community Organizations are eligible for this funding.
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