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Kentucky Secures $110 Million Settlement from Kroger for Opioid Crisis

1/10/2025

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Kentucky is set to receive a significant $110 million settlement from Kroger, accused of fueling the opioid crisis by distributing 444 million doses without adequate oversight from 2006 to 2019. Attorney General Russell Coleman emphasized that this vital funding will bolster addiction recovery initiatives, with half directed to local governments and the other half to the Kentucky Opioid Abatement Commission.

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Kentucky is set to receive a significant $110 million settlement from Kroger, accused of fueling the opioid crisis by distributing 444 million doses without adequate oversight from 2006 to 2019. Attorney General Russell Coleman emphasized that this vital funding will bolster addiction recovery initiatives, with half directed to local governments and the other half to the Kentucky Opioid Abatement Commission.