New York State will gain up to $250 million from a $7.4 billion settlement with Purdue Pharma and the Sackler family, announced by Attorney General Letitia James. The Sacklers, linked to the opioid crisis through their drug OxyContin, will pay $6.5 billion over 15 years, while Purdue Pharma will contribute nearly $900 million.
The funds will support opioid addiction treatment and recovery programs, such as StartCare NY, to combat the crisis that caused opioid-related deaths to surge nearly 300% in New York from 2010 to 2020.
James emphasized the settlement as a step toward healing communities devastated by addiction.
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