Black Box: Chapter Three

Mississippi Today doesn't stop investigating opioid settlement funds in one county. Over the summer of 2025, the newsroom expanded its search to every Mississippi town, city and county receiving the lawsuit money. After having heated arguments with government officials and filing multiple ethics complaints, its journalists account for nearly all of the funds Mississippi's local governments have received three years into the payments. And the picture isn't pretty. It's the worst in the country. One addiction doctor said, "From a public health perspective, this is complete and utter bullshit." If you like this series, become a member today. Help power the deep reporting our state deserves. https://donate.mississippitoday.org/