{"id":49665,"date":"2023-01-26T07:45:36","date_gmt":"2023-01-26T12:45:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wrfalp.com\/?p=49665"},"modified":"2023-01-26T07:45:36","modified_gmt":"2023-01-26T12:45:36","slug":"county-legislature-opts-into-opioid-settlement-will-receive-over-957000","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wrfalp.com\/county-legislature-opts-into-opioid-settlement-will-receive-over-957000\/","title":{"rendered":"County Legislature Opts Into Opioid Settlement, Will Receive Over $957,000"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>The Chautauqua County Legislature<\/strong> has approved opting into an opioid settlement<\/strong> that will bring in over $957,000 to the county.<\/p>\n

State Attorney General Letitia James<\/strong> secured a $523 million settlement with Teva Pharmaceutical Industries<\/strong> last year after the company was found liable for public nuisance charges.<\/p>\n

County Attorney Pat Slagle<\/strong> said New York is receiving an additional $211 million from a $4.3 billion national settlement Teva agreed to in July. He said that carve out had to be approved by local governments by February 1.<\/p>\n

Slagle said payments will be received in $50,000 increments over a 13 year period. $374,249 of the funds are unrestricted with $583,555 being designated for treating opioid use disorders, supporting people in treatment and recovery, and other efforts related to the opioid crisis.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Chautauqua County Legislature has approved opting into an opioid settlement that will bring in over $957,000 to the county. State Attorney General Letitia James secured a $523 million settlement with Teva Pharmaceutical Industries last year after the company was found liable for public nuisance charges. County Attorney Pat Slagle said New York is receiving […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":7543,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[4],"tags":[431,8699,7844,12405,10495,12434],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/chautauuqa-county-feature.png?fit=332%2C190&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3YlJ4-cV3","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":47971,"url":"https:\/\/www.wrfalp.com\/nys-attorney-general-james-secures-523-million-from-teva-pharmaceuticals-for-role-in-opioid-crisis\/","url_meta":{"origin":49665,"position":0},"title":"NYS Attorney General James Secures $523 Million from Teva Pharmaceuticals for Role in Opioid Crisis","author":"WRFA Radio","date":"November 4, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"New York State Attorney General Letitia James has secured up to $523 million from Teva Pharmaceuticals for its role in the opioid crisis. 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