Glendale will look at how the nationwide opioid settlement funds may – or may not – include a payout of $2.2 million to the city.
This past November, three of the largest U.S. pharmacy chains reached settlements with states worth a total of about $13 billion over the toll of opioids. Under the separate deals, CVS Health and Walgreen Co. are each paying about $5 billion, and Walmart is paying more than $3 billion, the Associated Press reports. None has admitted wrongdoing.
In August 2021, Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich announced that 90 cities and towns and all 15 counties signed on to a framework called the One Arizona Memorandum of Understanding to distribute funds across the state from national opioid settlements.
