SHAPIRO: Now the Cherokee Nation is spending $100 million to help its people move past addiction. It's money the tribe won in settlements from big drug companies and pharmacy chains accused of fueling the opioid crisis. PENA-LASITER: I believe that the Cherokee Nation is doing right by this money that they got from the settlement. The tribal hospital now offers buprenorphine, a medication that helps people with opioid addiction avoid relapses. MANN: Public health experts say it will be years before there's data showing whether this is working, whether opioid addiction and overdose deaths among the Cherokee are finally coming down.

Source: Daily Nation March 16, 2023 21:37 UTC