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Publish: 27 Jun 2021, 06:11 pm
The settlement with New York State also calls for J&J to stop selling the painkillers nationwide. || Photo: Collected
US drugs giant Johnson & Johnson is to pay $230m (£165m) to settle claims it fuelled an opioid addiction crisis in New York State.
J&J said the settlements were consistent with a prior agreement to pay $5bn to settle US opioid claims.
The settlement with New York State also calls for J&J to stop selling the painkillers nationwide.
"The opioid epidemic has wreaked havoc on countless communities across New York state and the rest of the nation, leaving millions still addicted to dangerous and deadly opioids," New York attorney general Letitia James said.
Opioids are a class of powerful drugs found in opium poppies that can be used to block pain signals between the brain and the body.
Source: BBC
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