Attorney General Doug Peterson says $11 million will be going into Nebraska’s Opioid Recovery Fund as part of a $3 billion national settlement with Walmart.
Peterson says the settlement resolves allegations that the company contributed to the opioid addiction crisis by failing to appropriately oversee the dispensing of opioids at its stores.
“We recognize that to the families who have lost a love one caused by an opioid addiction that started with a pain prescription, these settlements can provide little solace,” Peterson says. “Our hope, however, is that these funds can help support strong opioid addiction treatment programs throughout our state so that we can significantly reduce opioid use disorder in Nebraska.”
In addition to Nebraska, Attorneys General from North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Ohio, New York, Tennessee, Delaware, Indiana, Iowa, California, Louisiana, Colorado, Connecticut, Illinois, Massachusetts, and Texas have served as the lead negotiators on the settlement with Walmart.
Settlement negotiations are also underway with Walgreens and CVS.