# Local governments across Maine spent $3 million in opioid settlement funds last year

- URL: https://theranews.net/blog/2026-03-05-local-governments-across-maine-spent-3-million-in-opioid-settlement-funds-last-y-d3beea/
- Published: 2026-03-05
- Type: Archive summary (AI-assisted summary of third-party reporting)
- Original outlet: rutlandherald
- Original report: https://www.rutlandherald.com/ap/state/local-governments-across-maine-spent-3-million-in-opioid-settlement-funds-last-year/article_c2e35ba4-e610-5729-a691-dc0f6b5f422e.html
- Topics: maine
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> Local governments spent $3 million in opioid settlement funds last year on projects ranging from addiction treatment in jails to prevention workshops in schools, according to new data collected by the attorney general’s office and the University of Southern Maine.

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*Originally reported by rutlandherald. [Read more](https://www.rutlandherald.com/ap/state/local-governments-across-maine-spent-3-million-in-opioid-settlement-funds-last-year/article_c2e35ba4-e610-5729-a691-dc0f6b5f422e.html)*

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*Source: [https://www.rutlandherald.com/ap/state/local-governments-across-maine-spent-3-million-in-opioid-settlement-funds-last-year/article_c2e35ba4-e610-5729-a691-dc0f6b5f422e.html](https://www.rutlandherald.com/ap/state/local-governments-across-maine-spent-3-million-in-opioid-settlement-funds-last-year/article_c2e35ba4-e610-5729-a691-dc0f6b5f422e.html)*