This is blood money paid to our communities by the drug manufacturers, distributors, and pharmacies that fueled the opioid crisis. These funds were never meant to fill budget gaps or support large institutions. They were meant to save lives.

Instead, New Jersey lawmakers diverted $45 million in opioid settlement funds away from communities and into four hospital systems with billion dollar budgets, without public input or transparency.

This money was supposed to support harm reduction, treatment, recovery, housing, and other frontline programs that directly serve people most impacted by the opioid crisis. These are the services that keep people alive, connect them to care, and support long term recovery.

When these funds are taken away from communities, it does real harm. It means fewer resources, fewer services, and fewer opportunities to respond to a crisis that continues to take lives every day.

We are organizing to restore the full $45 million, demand transparency in how opioid settlement funds are spent, and ensure these funds are protected so this never happens again.

This is about accountability. This is about trust. And this is about making sure resources go where they are actually needed.

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