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$350 million

Money that Purdue Pharma, the manufacturer of OxyContin, and the company’s owners, the Sackler family, have agreed to pay Oklahoma to settle an opioid lawsuit. It will be divided between the state, cities, counties and a new addiction treatment and research center at Oklahoma State University.

Money that Purdue Pharma, the manufacturer of OxyContin, and the company’s owners, the Sackler family, have agreed to pay Oklahoma to settle an opioid lawsuit. It will be divided between the state, cities, counties and a new addiction treatment and research center at Oklahoma State University.

Caroline Cournoyer is GOVERNING's senior web editor.