As Opioid Crisis Deepens, States Leave Nearly $400 Million in Relief Funds Unspent

In response to this mass death, Congress appropriated $500 million worth of opioid relief funds in 2017, and another $500 million in 2018. Responsibility for allocating these resources was left up to the states. As of August of last year, drug overdoses were up 13 percent over 2016 — and yet, as of the ...