The county is set to receive over $1.5 million over the next two decades.

As millions of dollars flow to Michigan communities from opioid distributors, some up-north counties are electing to wait to start spending.

Ever walked by some newspaper boxes and noticed some aren’t filled with papers, but medicine? Chances are that medicine can help reverse an opioid overdose.

Michigan counties, townships and cities will split about $725 million in opioid settlement funds over 18 years, with communities harder hit by the opioid crisis receiving more money per capita.

Aneri Pattani, senior reporter for KFF Health News breaks down the differences in transparency between states that are spending opioid settlement dollars.

In the past few years, state and local governments across the U.S. have begun spending billions in opioid settlements paid by companies accused of fueling the overdose crisis. But where is that money going, who is getting it, and is it doing any good?