At the Penn North neighborhood in Baltimore, Narcan boxes are spread out on the street corners and fentanyl test strips litter the ground. The incident is a reminder that even with a large influx of settlement money, the opioid battle is still raging. Photo credit: Scott Maucione / WYPR.
At the Penn North neighborhood in Baltimore, Narcan boxes are spread out on the street corners and fentanyl test strips litter the ground. The incident is a reminder that even with a large influx of settlement money, the opioid battle is still raging. Photo credit: Scott Maucione / WYPR.

Starting in 2026, Baltimore will begin spending in earnest the hundreds of millions of dollars it won in settlements with opioid companies.

The city still ranks as one of the highest in the nation for opioid overdose deaths, with nearly 800 in 2024 and more than 500 to date in 2025.

But many are wondering how the windfall of money will be spent in the coming years and if the funds will actually find a way to the people who truly need it.

Read more (and listen) at WYPR.

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