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May 5, 2025

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1 Opioid Settlement Funding UpdateMay 5, 2025History•2021 and 2022-Nationwide Settlements to resolve all opioids litigation by states and local political subdivisions against largest pharmaceutical distributors.•$26 billion over 18 years•85% goes directly to participating states and subdivisions for abatement of opioid epidemic and future abatement efforts •2022-City Council elected to receive direct allocations of the distributions•City anticipates to receive $1.1 million over 15 years•Ranges from $39,000 to $135,000 per fiscal year. 1 2
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2 Reporting Annual Reports due September 30thto California Department of Health Care ServicesDistributions Received Settlements and BankruptcyInterest AllocationsExpenditures by Approved ActivityMust be expended or encumbered 5 years from receipt or 7 years for capital outlayReports submitted and approved by the State FY 22-23 FY 23-24 Opioid Abatement Settlement and Bankruptcy Summary
TotalFY 24/25FY 23/24FY 22/23$460,584.96$285,005.75$67,212.33$108,366.88Settlement Distributions24,412.77872.79 18,980.494,559.49Interest23,251.5811,303.146,458.625,489.82Bankruptcy Distributions1,180.2238.831,141.390Interest$509,429.53$297,220.51$93,792.83$118,416.19Total Revenues15,948.803,191.8212,756.980Expenditures$493,480.73$294,028.69$81,035.85$118,416.19Balance Remaining 3 4
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3 How Can We Use It?
Allowable Activities:TreatmentPreventionOther StrategiesPrevention Misuse of OpioidsMedia Campaigns to prevent misusePublic Education related to drug disposalEngaging non-profits and faith-based communities as systems to support prevention.Community Education Programs in SchoolsPrevent Overdose Deaths and Other HarmsDistribution of naloxone to treat overdosesTraining and Education of naloxoneOther StrategiesFirst Responders education and wellness 5 6
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4 How Have We Used It?Drug Awareness Campaign
• Purchase of audio & visual equipment to aid in public educationPurchase and Distribution of Fentanyl Test Strips • Fentanyl test kits to distribute to the unhoused community during outreach eventsHow Will We Use It?1. We are looking to contract with a Data collection company to provide county wide data for drug use and link analysis that can be shared across many disciplines. Dashboard Resource 2. We are looking to expand our partnership with Pathways to assist in their outreach efforts with the youth.3. Addition of an outreach specialist to assist us in the field making assessments and assisting when police are limited. Collect Data for better preventionExpand partnerships through outreachProvide services where we are not able 7 8 4/29/2025
5 Questions?9

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