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House Public Health Chairman Sam Creekmore, R-New Albany, gives a legislative update Addiction and Recovery Summit during the third annual Northeast Mississippi Addiction and Recovery Summit in Tupelo, Miss., Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2024. Credit: Eric Shelton/Mississippi Today

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Lawmaker plans to help Mississippi cities, counties spend opioid settlement funds on mental health
By ALLEN SIEGLER - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Thu,10/09/25-4:58PM , 175 Reads 8,173 Statewide
One of the state’s two top public health lawmakers told Mississippi Today he plans to take legislative action to ensure cities and counties spend opioid settlement money on addressing mental health, an issue he said was brought to light by the newsroom’s r
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Brittany Denson, Save a Life Day state co-coordinator and organizer for Hinds County, with other volunteers, passes out naxolone and related items including these banana post cards, at St. Luke's United Methodist Church, Thursday, Sept. 25, 2025 in Jackson. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today

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Some cities, counties direct opioid funds toward addressing addiction following Mississippi Today investigation
By ALLEN SIEGLER - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Thu,10/09/25-4:46PM , 145 Reads 7,939 Statewide
City and county officials across Mississippi have taken new steps to address addiction with opioid settlement money in the wake of Mississippi Today’s investigation into how these funds have been managed and spent.
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‘They’re sitting on money while people die’: Mississippi is years behind other states in using opioid settlements to address addiction
By ALLEN SIEGLER - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Tue,09/23/25-2:04PM , 209 Reads 8,455 Statewide
Every other state, including those receiving hundreds of millions less than Mississippi, has allocated at least $3 million to stop the crisis three years into receiving settlements.
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Jackson Interim Police Chief Tyree Jones, left, Jackson Mayor John Horhn, Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch and Jackson Interim Fire Chief Rasean Thomas speak about new naloxone distribution efforts at a press conference in front of Jackson City Hall on Monday, Sept. 22, 2025. Credit: Allen Siegler / Mississippi Today

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Attorney general, Jackson mayor bemoan fentanyl crisis, won’t commit to spending local opioid settlement funds to address addiction
By ALLEN SIEGLER - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Tue,09/23/25-11:54AM , 208 Reads 11,206 Statewide
Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch and Jackson Mayor John Horhn signaled the state’s local opioid settlement dollars could continue to mostly be spent for purposes unrelated to addiction as they touted the importance of doing everything possible to address the fentanyl crisis.
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