Loudoun County expects to receive $10 million from the Purdue Pharma/ Sackler Family opioid settlement.
The $7.4 billion settlement—$6.5 billion of which is owed by the Sackler family, the owners of Purdue Pharma—is intended to support opioid abatement efforts nationwide.
The Attorney General’s Office announced in June that Virginia would receive up to $103.8 million in the settlement. Executive Director of the Virginia Opioid Abatement Authority Anthony McDowell said the funds are split: 15% for the state, 30% for localities, and 55% to the OAA, which issues grants to help combat opioid addiction…