Opioid Epidemic

Suffolk County has begun distributing $25 million to drug treatment and prevention centers. The money comes from the lawsuit settlement of opioid manufacturers and distributors.

Connecticut Attorney General William Tong announced CVS and Walgreens will pay more than $10 billion nationwide to fight the opioid epidemic, with Connecticut receiving $127 million.

Under the agreement, Endo International PLC will have to pay $450 million over 10 years to states and local governments involved in the lawsuit, including Connecticut.

Connecticut lawmakers are considering how to spend some of the state’s opioid settlement money. They are looking at funding supervised injection sites to help curb overdoses.

Suffolk County Executive Steven Bellone announced the first round of grant funding available after suing opioid manufacturers and distributors.

U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer of New York wants to add more than $3 billion to the National Drug Control program.

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