Posted on 03/03/22
| News Source: WBAL
Maryland is getting a share of billions from a settlement reached in a lawsuit against the family whose company made OxyContin.
Maryland is among seven states sharing a $6 billion settlement with the Sackler family, whose company Purdue Pharma manufactured OxyContin.
Attorney General Brian Frosh points out this settlement is the result of a legal challenge to the family's bankruptcy plan which would have released the family from liability in the opioid epidemic.
The states sued to recover some of the Medicaid costs for treating addicts.
Under the new agreement which still must be approved by the court, Maryland will get up to $132 million, which will be used for opioid treatment and prevention.