125 local governments have signed on to the resolution in Washington state, and payments will begin this year.

“CVS will pay $110.7 million to Washington state over the next 10 years, Walgreens will send $120.3 million over the next 15 years, Teva will pay $90.8 million over the next 13 years and Allergan will pay $50 million over the next seven years.”

  • Crackhappy@lemmy.worldMEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Linked from the article is more detail from the AG on this distribution: https://www.atg.wa.gov/news/news-releases/ag-ferguson-more-370-million-coming-washington-fight-opioid-epidemic

    Approved strategies include:

    • Improving and expanding treatment for opioid use disorder;
    • Supporting individuals in treatment and recovery, including providing comprehensive wrap-around services to individuals with opioid use disorder, including housing, transportation, education, job placement, job training or childcare;
    • Addressing the needs of pregnant women and their families, including those with babies with neonatal disorder;
    • Preventing opioid misuse, overprescribing and overdoses through, among other strategies, school-based and youth-focused programs, public education campaigns, increased availability and distribution of naloxone and other drugs that treat overdoses, additional training and enhancements to the prescription drug monitoring program; and
    • Supporting first responders.

    What doesn’t appear to be included in the AG’s announcement is any mention of how it will be enforced.