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Utah agrees to $57 million settlement from Purdue Pharma for opioid harms

Purdue Pharma and the Sackler Family will pay $7.4 billion as part of a national settlement including the Beehive State.

Purdue Pharma and previous owners, members of the Sackler family, have agreed. to a $7.4 billion settlement with multiple states, including Utah. Multiple lawsuits over the years have claimed the Sacklers new their drug, OxyContin, was highly addictive but downplayed it to consumers. (AP Photo/Toby Talbot, File)