Posted 2/27/23


Tennessee’s Opioid Abatement Council is making the first round of direct payments from various opioid lawsuit settlements to counties. Those payments total more than $31.4 million.

The council was created by the Tennessee General Assembly to manage the proceeds from the lawsuits, aimed at making sure that money goes towards programs to help those struggling with opioid addiction.

Payments to local counties include Giles County, $140,164.76, Lawrence County, $210,827.69, Maury County, $432,614.55, Lincoln County, $149,529.49, and Marshall County, $168,177.75