This report describes 5 principles policymakers can use to ensure the best use of funds from opioid litigation. The principles include:
- Spend money to save lives
- Use evidence to guide spending
- Invest in youth prevention
- Focus on racial equity, and
- Develop a fair and transparent process for deciding where to spend the funding
More information about the principles and the organizations supporting them can be found at the project’s website: https://opioidprinciples.jhsph.edu/.
Funding Source: Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Principles for the Use of Funds From Opioid Litigation
A report describing 5 principles policymakers can use to ensure the best use of funds from opioid litigation from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health