Community resources
Regional council and local government resources
- Colorado Opioid Memorandum of Understanding
- Colorado Opioid Settlement Dashboard
- Colorado Opioid Memorandum of Understanding Summary
- Colorado Opioid Memorandum of Understanding FAQ
- Opioid Settlement Region Map
- Regional Primary Contacts
- Opioid Approved Uses (Exhibit E from national settlements)
- Law Enforcement Approved Uses for Opioid Settlement Funds
- Colorado Regional Opioid Abatement Councils: Emerging Best Practices
- Local Government Opioid Escrow Agreement
- Distributor Settlement Agreement
- Janssen Settlement Agreement
Expenditure Reports are due in the Colorado Opioid Settlement Tracker (COST) portal by February 14, 2025, at 11:59pm. Expenditure Reports should include all expenditures of Opioid Funds through December 31, 2024
- Click here for the COST Step-By-Step Instructions for Local Governments
- Click here for the COST Step-By-Step Instructions for Regional Councils
- Click here for the Opioid Funds Expenditure Reporting FAQs
- Click here for the 2024 COST Local Government Reporting Demo Video
Registered users can access COST here: https://coag.my.site.com/cost. Reach out to Opioids@coag.gov with any question.
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- Implementation Tools: John Hopkins School of Public Health
- Ten Indicators to Assess the Readiness of State and Local Governments to Receive the Opioid Settlement Funds
- National Academy for State Health Policy - Opioid Use Disorder State Policy Center
- Principles for the Use of Funds from the Opioid Litigation – John Hopkins School of Public Health
- National Association of Counties (NACo) Opioid Solutions Center
- Opioid Settlement Priorities: Recommendations from the Addiction Solutions Campaign
- Evidence Based Strategies for Abatement of Harms from the Opioid Epidemic
Commission on Combating Synthetic Opioid Trafficking
The Stanford-Lancet Commission on the North American Opioid Crisis: Commission Recommendations
Imagining a Just Response to the Overdose Crisis
Facing Addiction in America: The Surgeon General’s Spotlight on Opioids
Medications for Opioid Use Disorder Saves Lives: National Academies