May 14, 2026
What you should know:
- The Oregon Opioid Settlement Prevention, Treatment and Recovery Board allocated more than $90 million over the past two years to support substance use and recovery services and supports.
- Thirty percent—more than $27 million—went to the Nine Federally Recognized Tribes of Oregon.
- Eighty-one Oregon cities and counties received more than $71 million.
PORTLAND, Ore. – The Oregon Opioid Settlement Prevention, Treatment and Recovery Board (OSPTR) has allocated more than $90 million statewide for substance use prevention, treatment and recovery services and supports statewide over the last two years, according to a new report that details spending in 2024-2025.
“These investments will create lasting, positive change in Oregon's prevention, treatment and recovery systems, supporting vital programs for those impacted by the overdose and substance use disorder crisis," said OSPTR Co-Chair Annaliese Dolph. “Together, we are seizing a historic opportunity to build and strengthen high-impact initiatives that reach those who need them most."
During the 2023–2025 biennium, from July 2023 to June 2025, the OSPTR Board allocated 30% of the state portion of opioid settlement funds— $27.7 million—to the Nine Federally Recognized Tribes of Oregon.
A total of 81 cities and counties received 55% of Oregon's opioid settlement funds. Local jurisdictions spent the funds primarily on supporting people in treatment and recovery (29%) and connecting people who need help to care (26%).
The OSPTR Board funds have paid for a range of care around the state, including:
- $14.3 million to expand existing Oregon opioid treatment programs in high-needs areas, including The Dalles, Klamath Falls, Redmond, Oregon City, Gresham, NE Oregon, rural Linn County, East Lane County, Florence and the North Coast, and for training and technical assistance to jails to improve access to medications for opioid use disorder.
- $13.7 million for the Save Lives Oregon Clearinghouse to distribute naloxone and other life-saving supplies to organizations statewide.
- $13.7 million to support primary prevention programs—those that help prevent substance use before it starts—through counties and community-based organizations, and to replenish and strengthen the statewide substance use disorder prevention workforce.
- $13 million to establish new recovery community centers in Coos Bay, Roseburg, Grants Pass and in the Gorge, and for expansions of existing recovery community centers in Klamath Falls, Portland and Medford, with a focus on expanding access to culturally specific services across the state.
About the OSPTR Board
Since July 2021, the State of Oregon has reached agreements several companies for their roles in the opioid crisis. Through these agreements, more than $700 million will be awarded to Oregon by 2039.
Settlement funds from opioid manufacturers, distributors and pharmacies are divided between the State of Oregon (45%) and local jurisdictions (55%).
The state's share is deposited into the Opioid Settlement, Prevention, Treatment and Recovery Fund as it becomes available. This fund is controlled by the 18-member OSPTR Board. OHA provides administrative support to the fund and board.
To learn more about Oregon's opioid settlement funds, visit oregon.gov/opioidsettlement.
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