Walgreens has agreed to pay West Virginia $83 million to settle allegations the pharmacy chain contributed to the opioid crisis in the state, which has the nation’s highest overdose death rate, state officials announced Wednesday.
Walgreens has agreed to pay West Virginia $83 million to settle allegations the pharmacy chain contributed to the opioid crisis in the state, which has the nation’s highest overdose death rate, state officials announced Wednesday, joining a series of settlements between West Virginia and other pharmacies in recent months.Getty Imagesin a release, adding the money will “provide help to those affected the most by this crisis in West Virginia.
The state claimed Walgreens had contributed to an “oversupply” of prescription opioids and failed to stop the powerful, addictive painkillers from being diverted for illegal uses, resulting in higher medical treatment costs for drug rehabilitation in the state—specifically for minors born addicted to opioids.
The lawsuit is part of a string of litigation between the state and other pharmacies, including Walmart, CVS and Rite Aid, though settlements of $65 million, $82.5 million and $30 million have been reached since August, respectively.
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