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FILE - OxyContin pills are arranged for a photo at a pharmacy in Montpelier, Vt., Feb. 19, 2013. Purdue and state, local and Native American tribal governments across the U.S. agreed to settle lawsuits over the toll of opioids more than a year ago, but the money isn't flowing yet because of a wait for a key court ruling.(AP Photo/Toby Talbot, File)
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Indiana is providing new funding to help build and support projects in the state to improve mental health and recovery services.
Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman and Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita recovered millions of dollars from Purdue Pharma as part of news settlements for its role in the opioid crisis.
OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma is expected to be ordered to pay $225 million in a criminal case related to how it sold its blockbuster opioid painkiller. If a judge accepts the negotiated deal on Tuesday, it opens the door for a separate settlement of thousands of lawsuits over the toll of opioids to take effect. Under that deal, the company would dissolve and members of the Sackler family who own the company would pay up to $7 billion over 15 years. Some advocates want that deal blocked and are calling on members of the family to be criminally charged instead.
