AG Josh Stein to discuss opioid settlement in Davidson County on Wednesday
Attorney General Josh Stein will visit Lexington on Wednesday, September 28, at 2:30 p.m. to highlight local efforts to fight the opioid epidemic. Attorney General Stein will be joined by Davidson County Commissioner Chairman Steve Shell, Vice-Chairman Don Truell, Commissioner Fred McClure, and other city and county officials to discuss the area’s allocation of the $26 billion in opioid settlement funds Attorney General Stein helped to negotiate. Members of the media are invited to attend and should RSVP to nahmed@ncdoj.gov.
Who: Attorney General Josh Stein
Davidson County Commissioner Chairman Steve Shell
Davidson County Commissioner Vice-Chairman Don Truell
Davidson County Commissioner Fred McClure
Davidson County Health Director Lillian Koontz
Other city and county officials
What: Opioid Settlement Discussion
When: Wednesday, September 28, 2022
2:30 p.m.
Where: 913 N. Greensboro Street
Commissioners’ Meeting Room
Lexington, NC 27282
Why: Attorney General Stein was a lead negotiator in securing a $26 billion opioid agreement with the nation’s three major pharmaceutical distributors – Cardinal, McKesson, and AmerisourceBergen – and Johnson & Johnson. North Carolina’s local governments have been sent the first and second payments from the settlement. These funds will go toward addressing the opioid epidemic in communities across North Carolina. In addition to the $26 billion deal, Attorney General Stein also reached three agreements in principle with other drug makers that total more than $7 billion.
