FILE - This Aug. 29, 2018, file photo shows an arrangement of Oxycodone pills in New York. The three biggest U.S. drug distribution companies and the drugmaker Johnson & Johnson have agreed to a $26 billion settlement covering thousands of lawsuits over the toll of opioids across the U.S. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)Mark Lennihan | AP Photo
COLUMBUS, Ohio—Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost said Wednesday he and others have reached a $26 billion deal with the nation’s three largest pharmaceutical distributors and drugmaker Johnson & Johnson to settle thousands of lawsuits related to the companies’ role in the opioid epidemic.
Under the massive deal, which could provide as much as $1 billion to the state of Ohio, the money would mostly go to states and communities to help reduce opioid addiction and help addicts get treatment.
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