More money is coming to Nevada to help battle the prescription opioid epidemic.
On Friday, Nevada Attorney General announced that Publicis Health has agreed to paying states $350 million to settle a lawsuit over opioids. Of that $350 million, Nevada is set to receive $4,122,056.40.
As part of the terms of the settlement, Publicis has agreed to recognize the harm the company caused and to disclose thousands of internal documents on a public website, detailing their work for opioid companies like Purdue Pharma.
According to a press release, a consent judgment states Publicis was Purdue’s agency of record for all its branded opioid drugs, including OxyContin, and they developed sales tactics that relied on using data from recordings of personal health-related, in-officer conversations between patients and providers.
The company also agreed to stop accepting work related to opioid-based Schedule II or Schedule III controlled substances.
Ford’s office states that to date, Nevada has received $1.1 billion to remediate the harms caused by the opioid epidemic.