Pharmacy giant Walgreens agreed to pay Philadelphia $110 million as part of a settlement over the city’s opioid addiction crisis.
“The $110 million in funds from this settlement will support our Kensington Community Revitalization Plan and other efforts across Philadelphia to reinforce public health and safety in neighborhoods that have been hit the hardest by the opioid crisis,” Mayor Cherelle Parker said in a statement.
In 2021, the city sued the retailer for allegedly supplying and perpetuating the opioid epidemic in Philadelphia.
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