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Since 2022, millions of dollars have been flowing into Vermont from private companies accused of fueling the opioid crisis.
The money, extracted through national settlements with opioid manufacturers, distributors and pharmacies, is meant to repair some of the damage caused by the crisis, which has wreaked havoc in communities across the state and killed more than 1,500 people in the past decade.
So far, the Green Mountain State has received more than $41 million with more on the way over the next decade, according to national settlement data. The bulk of that money goes into a statewide fund that the Legislature doles out annually. Some goes to paying the state’s legal bills for the cases, and the remainder goes to municipalities. Read more...