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Amy Acton on Drugs

 

 


Make sure opiate settlement money is used to treat addiction

Dr. Acton discussed her love of public health, including the work she has already done in the state with previous governors. "I worked with him on an opiate settlement, where we learned from the tobacco settlement, (that money…) did not come to our communities or treat addiction," Acton said. "Most of it filled potholes." When working on RecoveryOhio, she helped make sure local officials were able to get money from the lawsuit. Acton explained that she would increase funding for local programs since they know their communities the best.

"Helping the continuum of care locally is very dependent on the flexibility of funding and programs that we can help you thread the needle on at the state level," she said. She acknowledged the struggles that especially rural areas face in the lack of providers or even hospitals. "We know a state can't solve everything that happens federally, but governors and attorneys general can certainly be pushing back," Acton said.

Source: Ohio Capital Journal on 2026 Ohio Gubernatorial race , Apr 29, 2026

Other governors on Drugs: Amy Acton on other issues:
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Jim Renacci
John Cranley
Jon Husted
Mike DeWine
Nan Whaley
Vivek Ramaswamy
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Frank LaRose
Jane Timken
JD Vance
Jon Husted
Josh Mandel
Matt Dolan
Mike Gibbons
Morgan Harper
Sherrod Brown
Ted Strickland
Tim Ryan

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