Opioid settlement money
Where the settlement funds go and who decides.
What this count cannot see
The national settlement totals appear in these documents and dwarf the local allocations. A dollar figure in an item title is not necessarily what the board is spending.
Who took it up, and when
Each government's first appearance in the window, in order. The bar is where in the window it landed, so a subject that swept the region in one season and one that trickled across two years read differently at a glance.
| # | Government | First seen | Gap | When in the window |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Orange County | 14 Oct 2025 | first | |
| 2 | Durham County | 27 Oct 2025 | 13 days later | |
| 3 | Wake County | 16 Feb 2026 | 3 months later | |
| 4 | Town of Garner | 7 Apr 2026 | 7 weeks later | |
| 5 | Town of Wake Forest | 21 Apr 2026 | 13 days later | |
| 6 | Town of Chapel Hill | 29 Apr 2026 | 8 days later | |
| 7 | Town of Cary | 30 Apr 2026 | 1 day later | |
| 8 | City of Durham | 4 May 2026 | 3 days later | |
| 9 | Chatham County | 18 May 2026 | 14 days later |
Month by month
Items mentioning this subject per month across the window.
Which words did the matching
A subject carried entirely by one phrase is a different finding from one carried by six. These are the words the documents themselves used.
opioid×52naloxone×4overdose×4opioids×1overdoses×1
Governments with nothing on this
No item or write-up in this window mentions the subject in Chatham County Schools, City of Raleigh, City of Sanford, NC General Assembly, Town of Apex, Town of Fuquay-Varina, Town of Hillsborough, Town of Holly Springs, Town of Knightdale, Town of Morrisville, Town of Pittsboro, and Wake County Public School System. That is not proof nothing happened there. Two school boards and several towns publish agendas no program can read, and a subject can be discussed at length without a word of it reaching a printed agenda.
What was on the agenda
| Date | Government | Item | Matched | Public comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Oct 2026 | Durham County Board of County Commissioners |
Capital Project Amendment 27CPA012 and Budget Ordinance Amendment 27BCC023: opioid funds for a new Durham Cou… | opioid |
not read |
| 5 Oct 2026 | Durham County Board of County Commissioners |
Work Session (from the meeting write-up) | opioid |
not read |
| 21 Sep 2026 | Chatham County Board of Commissioners |
Board of Commissioners (from the meeting write-up) | opioid |
not read |
| 21 Sep 2026 | Chatham County Board of Commissioners |
Receive a presentation on the Chatham County Opioid Settlement Funding | opioid, overdose |
not read |
| 14 Sep 2026 | Durham County Board of County Commissioners |
Regular Session (from the meeting write-up) | opioid |
7 spoke |
| 14 Sep 2026 | Durham County Board of County Commissioners |
Peer Support Specialist FTE for Justice Services Department
Approved on the consent agenda, unanimously. |
opioid |
7 spoke |
| 1 Sep 2026 | Orange County Board of County Commissioners |
Business Meeting (from the meeting write-up) | opioid |
not read |
| 1 Sep 2026 | Orange County Board of County Commissioners |
Opioid Settlement Funding Request and Approval of an Amended Spending Authorization Resolution and Budget Ame… | opioid |
not read |
| 24 Aug 2026 | Durham County Board of County Commissioners |
Board and Commission Appointments | opioid |
not read |
| 17 Aug 2026 | Wake County Board of Commissioners |
Board of Commissioners — Regular Meeting (from the meeting write-up) | opioid |
not read |
| 17 Aug 2026 | Wake County Board of Commissioners |
Approve Amended Spending Resolution and Adopt a Settlement Project Ordinance for the Wake County Opioid Settl… | opioid |
not read |
| 17 Aug 2026 | Wake County Board of Commissioners |
Uncommit and Appropriate McKinsey & Co Opioid Settlement Funds | opioid |
not read |
| 27 Jul 2026 | Chatham County Board of Commissioners |
Vote to adopt a resolution recognizing Overdose Awareness Day in Chatham County | overdose |
not read |
| 9 Jul 2026 | Orange County Board of County Commissioners |
Business Meeting (from the meeting write-up) | opioid |
1 spoke |
| 6 Jul 2026 | Wake County Board of Commissioners |
Other Reports from Commissioners | opioid |
19 spoke |
| 22 Jun 2026 | Durham County Board of County Commissioners |
Regular Session (from the meeting write-up) | opioid |
not read |
| 22 Jun 2026 | Durham County Board of County Commissioners |
Adoption of the FY 2026-27 Annual Opioid Settlement Fund Ordinance and Spending Resolutions ($2,209,689) | opioid |
not read |
| 22 Jun 2026 | Durham County Board of County Commissioners |
Proclamation - World Elder Abuse Awareness Day | opioid |
not read |
| 16 Jun 2026 | Orange County Board of County Commissioners |
Approval of Fiscal Year 2026-27 Budget Ordinances and County Fee Schedule
A motion to send the budget back to the manager for another 0.47 cents in cuts… |
opioid |
17 spoke |
| 2 Jun 2026 | Orange County Board of County Commissioners |
Business Meeting (from the meeting write-up) | opioid, naloxone |
4 spoke |
| 2 Jun 2026 | Orange County Board of County Commissioners |
Opioid Advisory Committee Settlement Use Recommendations
Recommendations received unanimously; staff directed to bring a final spending… |
opioid |
4 spoke |
| 28 May 2026 | Durham County Board of County Commissioners |
Opioid Fund | opioid |
not read |
| 28 May 2026 | Durham County Board of County Commissioners |
Budget Work Session - Day Three (from the meeting write-up) | opioid |
not read |
| 21 May 2026 | Orange County Board of County Commissioners |
Budget Work Session (from the meeting write-up) | opioid |
nobody spoke |
| 18 May 2026 | Chatham County Board of Commissioners |
Vote to adopt the Emergency Operations Center Phase II Project Ordinance, Goldston Library Renovation Amended…
approved · Pass · A motion was made by Vice Chair Franklin Gomez Flores, second… |
opioid |
not read |
| 4 May 2026 | City of Durham Regular City Council Meeting |
Opioid Settlement Update and Spending Authorization | opioid |
not read |
| 30 Apr 2026 | Town of Cary Town Council |
2026 Opioid Litigation Settlements | opioid, opioids |
22 spoke |
| 30 Apr 2026 | Town of Cary Town Council |
Regular Meeting (from the meeting write-up) | opioid |
22 spoke |
| 29 Apr 2026 | Town of Chapel Hill Town Council |
Participate in the National Opioid Settlement with the Six Remnant Defendants
adopted · Pass · A motion was made by Mayor pro tem Berry, seconded by Council… |
opioid |
9 spoke |
| 29 Apr 2026 | Town of Chapel Hill Town Council |
Town Council (from the meeting write-up) | opioid |
9 spoke |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Town of Wake Forest Board of Commissioners |
Resolution to join the opioid settlement agreement against six remnant defendants | opioid |
not read |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Town of Wake Forest Board of Commissioners |
Board of Commissioners (from the meeting write-up) | opioid |
not read |
| 20 Apr 2026 | Wake County Board of Commissioners |
Approve Resolution Authorizing Wake County’s Participation in the National Opioid Remnant Defendants Settleme… | opioid |
3 spoke |
| 20 Apr 2026 | Wake County Board of Commissioners |
Board of Commissioners — Regular Meeting (from the meeting write-up) | opioid |
3 spoke |
| 13 Apr 2026 | Durham County Board of County Commissioners |
Budget Amendment Appropriating $441,419.41 for Sheriff's Office Medication-Assisted Treatment Grant
Approved unanimously on the consent agenda (voice vote, per the recording) |
opioid |
nobody spoke |
| 7 Apr 2026 | Town of Garner Town Council Regular Meeting |
Town Council Regular Meeting (from the meeting write-up) | opioid |
not read |
| 7 Apr 2026 | Town of Garner Town Council Regular Meeting |
National Opioid Settlement – Regional Distributors | opioid |
not read |
| 9 Mar 2026 | Durham County Board of County Commissioners |
Budget Amendment Approving $30,000 from Opioid Settlement Fund for Naloxone Purchases | opioid, naloxone |
nobody spoke |
| 2 Mar 2026 | Wake County Board of Commissioners |
Board of Commissioners — Health and Human Services Committee (from the meeting write-up) | opioid |
not read |
| 2 Mar 2026 | Wake County Board of Commissioners |
Opioid Program Update | opioid |
not read |
| 2 Mar 2026 | Durham County Board of County Commissioners |
Budget Amendment Approving $30,000 from Opioid Settlement Fund for Naloxone Purchases | opioid, naloxone, overdoses |
9 spoke |
| 16 Feb 2026 | Wake County Board of Commissioners |
Board of Commissioners — Regular Meeting (from the meeting write-up) | opioid |
11 spoke |
| 16 Feb 2026 | Wake County Board of Commissioners |
Additional Half Position for Behavioral Health Department Using Opioid Settlement Funds | opioid |
11 spoke |
| 21 Jan 2026 | Orange County Board of Health |
Media Items | naloxone |
nobody spoke |
| 20 Jan 2026 | Orange County Board of County Commissioners |
Business Meeting (from the meeting write-up) | opioid |
3 spoke |
| 20 Jan 2026 | Orange County Board of County Commissioners |
Consent Agenda
Approved unanimously |
opioid |
3 spoke |
| 8 Dec 2025 | Durham County Board of County Commissioners |
Regular Session (from the meeting write-up) | opioid, overdose |
3 spoke |
| 3 Nov 2025 | Durham County Board of County Commissioners |
Consent Agenda | opioid |
10 spoke |
| 27 Oct 2025 | Durham County Board of County Commissioners |
Consent Agenda | opioid, overdose |
not read |
| 21 Oct 2025 | Orange County Board of County Commissioners |
Business Meeting (from the meeting write-up) | opioid |
not read |
| 21 Oct 2025 | Orange County Board of County Commissioners |
Boards and Commissions - Appointments
Approved as part of the consent agenda, unanimous |
opioid |
not read |
| 21 Oct 2025 | Orange County Board of County Commissioners |
Amendment to Freedom House FY 2024-25 Contract for Opioid Funding
Approved as part of the consent agenda, unanimous |
opioid |
not read |
| 14 Oct 2025 | Orange County Board of County Commissioners |
Opioid Advisory Committee - Appointments Discussion
Board agreed by consensus to move Elizabeth Johnson to the substance use treatm… |
opioid |
not read |
| 14 Oct 2025 | Orange County Board of County Commissioners |
Joint Meeting with the Orange County Chiefs' Association and Work Session (from the meeting write-up) | opioid |
not read |
Public comment is only known where a meeting's captions have been read, which is a small share of them. "Not read" means unknown, not zero.