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New Mexico Will Receive $195.5 Million From a National Opioid Settlement

New Mexico is getting $195.5 million from four pharmaceutical companies as part of a settlement related to the nation’s opioid crisis.

Johnson & Johnson, which manufactured generic opioid medications, and drug wholesale distributors Amerisource Bergen, Cardinal Health and McKeeson, have agreed to settle the lawsuit brought by 23 states reeling from rising opioid abuse rates and drug overdoses. More than 100,000 Americans died last year from drug overdoses, most involving synthetic opioids.

New Mexico will route $107 million over the next 18 years to local governments and keep $88 million for itself, with most of the funds specifically earmarked for opioid abatement programs. A “significant” payment is coming in 2025, the state Attorney General’s Office said.

Read the source article at Mexico Border and Immigration News

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