The dispute as to where an opioid settlement or trial money was to go between Governor Stitt, Legislative Leaders and Attorney General Mike Hunter has been resolved, and the Teva Pharmaceuticals settlement became official on Monday. The Oklahoman’s Nolan Clay writes Teva will pay $85 million dollars to the state and will not promote opioids in Oklahoma until after 2026.
You can read The Oklahoman story here.
why is the state NOT holding responsible the drug users, who abuse the drugs instead of the manufacturer? Seems the wrong group has been targeted. OKlahoma’s ok, we now are witnessing the abuse of pot, so don’t worry about hard drugs….oh wait a minute…pot use leads to use of hard drugs and their abuse.