Orange County, NY Will Receive Up to $3 Million in a Johnson & Johnson Opioid Settlement
Orange County will get $1.3 million to $3 million from Johnson & Johnson through a partial settlement of the statewide lawsuit counties have waged against opioid makers for the deadly and costly epidemic their addictive painkillers unleashed.
County officials announced Orange’s cut of the state-negotiated deal on Friday, saying the amount depends on how many other counties accept the terms and end their parts in the litigation. The more that do, the higher the amount.
The first payment from Johnson & Johnson is expected to come in February. Much of the funding must be used to combat the continued addiction toll through any of a litany of ways, including treatment and support services for drug users and pregnant women and mothers who have fought addiction.
