Abstract
Checks are being written from the opioid settlement fund bank account, and news reports scattered across the nation feature proud local officials talking about what they're going to do with the money, which, although it's in the millions of dollars per county, isn't going to be enough. For example, in Huntington, West Virginia, $2.7 million will be used for its comprehensive opioid abatement plan that includes treatment. Last week, Huntington city attorney Rusty Webb presented the first of 14 checks to the city council, according to a report in local newspaper The Herald‐Dispatch. “The City of Huntington was the first city in West Virginia, and if I'm not mistaken, in the country to take out a lawsuit against the distributors as well as the manufacturers of opioids trying to fight that scourge,” Huntington Mayor Steve Williams said. Williams added that the six‐year battle for the money could not have been accomplished without the help of Webb, who is one of the private attorneys suing on behalf of localities for the funds.
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