Baltimore lays out plan to distribute millions in settlement funding from opioid lawsuits

Baltimore officials this week laid out plans for how they intend to distribute the $252.5 million the city has received – so far – in settlements with pharmacies and drug companies over their role in the opioid crisis.

Mayor Brandon Scott signed an executive order Thursday creating an advisory board that will determine how to distribute the funds to help those city residents struggling with opioid addictions. The order also calls for the money to go toward programs for harm reduction, for treatment and recovery...