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Rhode Island to get $30M from Purdue Pharma opioid settlement

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Rhode Island will receive $30 million as part of a $7.4 billion national settlement with Purdue Pharma and the Sackler family.

The deal resolves claims that the company aggressively pushed OxyContin while misleading the public about its addictive risks.

The settlement funds will be used to address the opioid epidemic in Rhode Island and with 80% going to the general fund and 20% to all of Rhode Island’s cities and town.

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