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New Hanover County, NC Could Receive $19 Million in an Opioid Settlement
Pending national settlements of multistate lawsuits involving drug manufacturers and distributors accused of fueling the opioids crisis will provide New Hanover County with $19 million-$20 million and the city of Wilmington $850,000, to be used in the ongoing fight to tame the epidemic.
The figures, subject to change, are based on estimates provided by the county and in a Memorandum of Agreement between N.C. Attorney General Josh Stein and the N.C. Association of County Commissioners.
An April 30 statement from Stein and the association said the potential settlements and resolutions could bring as much as $850 million to North Carolina over an 18-year period, during which counties and municipalities would receive periodic payments.
