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Opioid Settlement: California, 13 Other States, to Share $30 Billion-Plus in Payouts
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Opioid Settlement: California, 13 Other States, to Share $30 Billion-Plus in Payouts

McKenzie Jackson, California Black MediaMarch 10, 2022

The money from two different settlement deals will be used to support recovery and relief efforts for people struggling with opioid addiction, a problem that disproportionately affects African Americans. It has been identified as a contributing factor to the high rate of unhoused Black people in California.

Op-Ed: Time to Hold Corporate Giants Like McKinsey Accountable for Opioid Crisis 
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Op-Ed: Time to Hold Corporate Giants Like McKinsey Accountable for Opioid Crisis 

Pastor William D. Smart, Contributing WriterMarch 2, 2022

Fentanyl-laced deaths are in the news daily, and I know families impacted by opioid addiction and tragic loss of life from fentanyl fueled deaths. However, with all of this tragedy, we have yet to see the corporations responsible for this epidemic be held in full account.   It is time to stand up for the bad actors of corporate America and make sure they are held accountable for the devastation that resulted in those decisions that focused only on getting rich men richer.