Illegal Drugs | Opioid Epidemic | Addiction | Substance Abuse

South Dakota is expecting a significant payout from recent opioid manufacturing settlements. Now, the question turns into how to best manage that money.

Rapid City officials are questioning how to use a multi-million-dollar settlement related to generic opioids. One alderman says now is the time to build a plan.

Attorney General Marty Jackley said five smoke shop owners across the state are indicted for possessing and distributing illegal substances.

Five people are indicted in connection to transporting contraband into the South Dakota State Penitentiary.

City leaders and the state Attorney General are coming together to provide more resources and expand addiction treatment services in South Dakota’s largest cities.

The state Highway Patrol seized over 200 pounds of meth during a stop.

SDPB had a conversation with Former South Dakota Chief Justice David Gilbertson about his work on the issue of addiction in South Dakota’s prison system.

South Dakota receives $1.9 million as part of another settlement with drug manufacturers, according to Attorney General Marty Jackley.

South Dakota is expected to receive more than $10 million as part of a settlement with Purdue Pharma and its owners, the Sackler family.

President Kathleen Wooden Knife says she declared the emergency due to escalating drug trafficking, use and associated violence, particularly involving firearms.