Salt Lake County gets $57M for 'carnage' caused by opioid crisis

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Salt Lake County will receive nearly $57 million from opioid manufacturers and distributors for their alleged roles in the opioid crisis.

 

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They could send thousands to treatment with this. It will most likely go as political favors to health companies wanting to fund new facilities. The same health companies that pay to the politicians campaign. Crooked politicians allowed the crisis and they will use it pay favors

This is not nearly enough $$$! Big PhRMA has lied and mislead people everywhere for too many years!

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