Aliso Viejo Joins $26 Billion Nation-Wide Settlement With Opioid Distributors, Manufacturers

Aliso Viejo Joins $26 Billion Nation-Wide Settlement With Opioid Distributors, Manufacturers
OxyContin pills at a pharmacy in Montpelier, Vt., on Feb. 19, 2013. Toby Talbot/AP Photo
Brandon Drey
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ALISO VIEJO, Calif.—The Aliso Viejo City Council unanimously approved to opt into a $26 billion settlement agreement with opioid painkiller distributors and manufacturers on Dec. 1, receiving an estimated total of $226,000 over 18 years.

The council approved the item without a discussion, Mitzi Ortiz, director of government services for Aliso Viejo, told The Epoch Times.

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