Kroger Agrees to $1.37 Billion Opioid Settlement With 30 States

The grocery store chain has also agreed to share data on opioid prescriptions when suspicious activity has been identified at its pharmacies.

A Kroger store in Novi, Mich., in a file photo. Ed Pevos/Ann Arbor News via AP

A bipartisan coalition of 30 attorneys general has announced a $1.37 billion settlement agreement with the grocery store chain Kroger for its alleged role in contributing to the opioid crisis.

On Nov. 4, Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti said the state will receive up to $42.9 million for “opioid abatement”—including programs to prevent opioid abuse—from Kroger, which operates 116 stores in the state.