Opioid Crisis Settlement Will Send $1.17 Billion To Texas For Treatment, Prevention And Education

CBS Dallas/Fort Worth

February 16, 2022

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has secured $1.167 billion for the state out of the $26 billion opioid agreement with the three major pharmaceutical distributors in the U.S. – Cardinal Health, McKesson Corp., and AmerisourceBergen.

The companies were sued for their role in creating and fueling the nationwide opioid epidemic.

This is the fifth statewide opioid settlement that the office has finalized for Texas. “Pharmaceutical companies that have been at the root of the problem must be involved in not only changing their business practices to keep this tragic epidemic from taking more lives in the future, but also by providing treatment for those currently still struggling with opioid addiction,” Paxton said.

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