{"id":204464,"date":"2022-02-07T12:00:20","date_gmt":"2022-02-07T12:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/?p=204464"},"modified":"2022-02-02T08:57:33","modified_gmt":"2022-02-02T08:57:33","slug":"native-american-tribes-reach-major-opioid-settlement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/2022\/02\/native-american-tribes-reach-major-opioid-settlement\/","title":{"rendered":"Native American Tribes Reach Major Opioid Settlement"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Native American tribes have agreed a landmark settlement with major drug companies over the devastation caused by opioid addiction.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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OxyContin medication on a pharmacy shelf in Provo, Utah.
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1 Feb 2022 – <\/em>The tentative deal – with Johnson & Johnson and three major drug distributers – is worth $590m (\u00a3436m).<\/p>\n

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The companies had been accused of “knowingly pushing addictive drugs into vulnerable communities”.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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A statement from Johnson & Johnson said it admitted no wrongdoing in the settlement.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The company said its actions promoting their pain medications was “appropriate and responsible”.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Distributors McKesson Corp, AmerisourceBergen Corp and Cardinal Health Inc, also agreed the terms today.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Payouts from the settlement will be available to the 574 federally-recognised tribes, including those that did not take part in the claims.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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A total of $440m will be paid over the next seven years, on top of the $75m already promised to the Cherokee Nation.AmerisourceBergen said the deal would “expedite the flow of resources to communities impacted by the crisis”.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Native Americans have “suffered some of the worst consequences of the opioid epidemic of any population in the United States,” according to the court papers from the Tribal Leadership Committee.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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“The burden of paying these increased costs has diverted scarce funds from other needs and has imposed severe financial burdens on the tribal plaintiffs,” it said.<\/p>\n

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