Kroger finalizes opioid settlement payment to 30 states

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Source: Scripps News

Posted 5:21 PM, Nov 04, 2024


Grocery chain Kroger is taking the final steps in a $1.37 billion settlement with 30 states over the role its pharmacies played in the opioid crisis.

Attorneys general across the U.S. on Monday announced Kroger has finalized a settlement that will pay out to state opioid abatement programs.

"These funds will help people stay alive, get treatment, and begin recovery. We are also forcing these companies to change their behavior so more people don’t get addicted to these deadly drugs," said North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein.

"Today’s settlement with Kroger represents another significant step in Tennessee's fight against the opioid epidemic,” said Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti. “By holding accountable those who contributed to this epidemic, Tennessee will obtain settlement funds to address the harms inflicted by opioid abuse on families and communities across the State."

Read more: https://www.scrippsnews.com/us-news/kroger-finalizes-opioid-settlement-payment-to-30-states

[OldBaldy1701E]

1. And now, only the wealthy have a chance of getting real pain relief.

I really wish our society had other settings besides 'not interested' and 'OMG PANIC AND RUN AMUCK!' Thanks to the opioid epidemic, those of us who need this level of relief are finding it harder and harder to get any.

[niyad]

2. Thank you for this most excellent point. I am so very sorry that you, and so

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many others, cannot get the help you need, at least, not without jumping through a million hoops. I have witnessed a friend going through this insanity, and it makes me want to scream.

[Jk23]

3. We should not reduce access to pain relief.

And not punish companies and people who provide it.