opioid crisis

Drug Distributors and J.&J. Reach $26 Billion Deal to End Opioid Lawsuits

A SLAP ON THE WRIST AND NO ONE GOES TO JAIL –

July 21, 2021 – The agreement, announced Wednesday, lays the framework for billions of dollars to begin flowing into communities across the country for addiction treatment, prevention services and other steep expenses from the epidemic. The deal comes as Overdose deaths from opioids hit record high in 2020. 

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