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A state gave sheriffs 20% of its opioid settlement cash. We followed the money

KFF Health News examines how sheriffs are spending opioid settlement money, finds they're spending millions on police gear.

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KFF Health News investigated how sheriffs are using money from a state opioid settlement and found that they are allocating millions of dollars toward police equipment.

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