Local governments in West Virginia will start seeing opioid settlement money by the year’s end. Jefferson County Prosecuting Attorney Matt Harvey says around $73.5 million will be deployed to municipalities and counties this calendar year in the state most hard-hit by the opioid epidemic.
West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey, left, speaks about the inaugural meeting of the West Virginia First Foundation alongside foundation board chair Matt Harvey and vice chair Matt Christiansen at the state Capitol in Charleston, W.Va., Monday, Nov. 6, 2023. , according to Jefferson County Prosecuting Attorney Matt Harvey, who was elected chair of the West Virginia First Foundation at the board’s first meeting at the Truist building in Charleston.
All funds must be used to abate the opioid crisis through efforts such as evidence-based addiction treatment, recovery and prevention programs, or supporting law enforcement efforts to curtail distribution.Slovis faces West Virginia again, this time with BYU as both teams try to become bowl eligible“We want to restore families,” Harvey said at a news conference at the state Capitol. “We’re so hopeful that we actually have the tools to fight back.
According to the agreement, the foundation will distribute just under three-quarters of the settlement money. Around a quarter will go directly to local communities and 3% will remain in trust. Over the past four years, drug manufacturers, distribution companies, pharmacies and other companies with roles in the opioid business have reached settlements totaling more than $50 billion with governments.In May, West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey announced that the state had settled with Kroger for $68 million for its role in distributing prescription painkillers.
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