Salem will continue youth, homeless outreach programs using opioid settlement money 

The city of Salem will use around about $650,000 in opioid settlement money to avoid cutting services for addressing youth outreach and homelessness. 

The money flows from a national settlement with major corporations found culpable for the opioid epidemic. Settlement payments, expected to continue flowing at least through 2039, come from major companies like Walgreens, CVS, and Teva, city officials said in a staff report. 

The city estimates getting between $245,677 and $650,518 per…