The Sackler family members who own OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma say they're disappointed in the Supreme Court's rejection of a nationwide settlement that would've shielded them from civil lawsuits over the toll of opioids but also would've provided billions of dollars to combat the epidemic.
We’ve already spent $52B in settlement funds on local police departments and cash payouts. Without a federal mandate for investment in rehabilitation programs, it’ll just end up spent the same anyway.
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