LANSING — Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is calling on municipalities to join nationwide opioid settlements before the October 8 deadline.

Eligible governments will receive payments from a $720 million agreement addressing the opioid crisis. Michigan could receive up to $24.5 million.

The settlements involve 279 local units in Michigan. Since 2019, Nessel has focused on addressing the opioid epidemic, securing over $1.8 billion for Michigan through various settlements.

The majority of opioid settlement funds in Michigan are distributed equally between local governments and the state’s Michigan Opioid Healing and Recovery Fund. These funds have supported evidence-based strategies, such as distributing over 1.3 million naloxone kits, with nearly 34,000 reported uses to reverse over

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