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Ryan Hampton | The Opioid Crisis, The Sackler Family, & The Purdue Pharma Case
Opioid Abatement Funds and the Tobacco Settlement Parallel
There is a significant lack of transparency regarding how states will spend "abatement" dollars intended to address the opioid crisis. Ryan Hampton compares the current situation to the failed tobacco settlements, noting that funds could be diverted to law enforcement or general budgets rather than community-based recovery. Despite public rhetoric from officials like Connecticut AG William Tong, no criminal charges have been filed against the Sacklers.