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r% <br /> Office of the Governor <br /> JB Pritzker <br /> For Immediate Release: <br /> July 29, 2022 <br /> Contact: <br /> Gov.Press(ivillinois. ov <br /> Governor Pritzker and Attorney General Raul <br /> Announce Next Steps in Combatting Opioid <br /> Epidemic <br /> CHICAGO—Governor JB Pritzker and Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul today <br /> announced the next steps in the historic national $26 billion opioid settlement <br /> agreement with the nation's three major pharmaceutical distributors — Cardinal, <br /> McKesson, and AmerisourceBergen — and one manufacturer, Johnson &Johnson. <br /> "As this emergency has stolen the lives of thousands of residents,the state of Illinois has <br /> been a national leader in fighting back, with our state receiving as much as $76o million <br /> over the next 18 years," said Governor JB Pritzker. "I'm taking executive action to <br /> ensure these new resources truly address the best interventions, prevention, and <br /> remediation for the communities hurt by these harms. Everyone's life is worth saving, <br /> and this administration will leave no stone unturned as we work to bring the opioid <br /> epidemic to an end." <br /> "The multibillion dollar national opioid settlement is the result of countless hours I and <br /> senior attorneys in my office have worked to hold opioid manufacturers accountable for <br /> their roles in the ongoing opioid crisis. After becoming Attorney General, I committed <br /> myself to working collaboratively with my colleagues around the country to ensure that <br /> accountability includes resources to abate the crisis and its impact. I have also held <br /> bipartisan negotiations with state's attorneys across Illinois to prioritize an equitable <br /> framework for the allocation of resources coming to Illinois. As a result, Illinois will <br /> receive its full, approximately $76o million share from this settlement. I am proud to <br /> work with Gov. Pritzker's administration to make sure that funding from this settlement <br /> and any future settlement is spent equitably on abatement, even in instances where <br />