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you said you recognize you would push this as far as we could. what does this settlement mean for people in connecticut? what will it change in your state? first of all, there is no victory here. at the end of the day, no amount of money, no amount of justice will make this right for didi and her family. and christine gagnon and liz fitzgerald in connecticut, and their sons. at the end of the day, we pushed hard as we could this deal, the $6 billion is 40% more than the deal that i opposed and took to court and overturned until the second circuit reinstituted the $6 billion deal yesterday with its decision. and this $6 billion deal will fund treatment and prevention. it gets the sacklers out of the opioid business. it shuts down purdue pharma. it gafr families an opportunity to address the seclers and tell
564,000 americans died from opioid overdoses according to the cdc. not all of them from purdue products. for the victims and families of those who died, it means $6 billion for eight states and washington, d.c. are going to use the money to help with this epidemic. take a listen to connecticut attorney general william todd. there s no victory here. at the end of the day, no amount of money, no amount of justice will make this right for deedee and her family and christine gagnon and liz fitzgerald in connecticut and their sons. at the end of the day we pushed as hard as we could. this deal, the $6 billion, is 40% more than the deal that i opposed and took to court and overturned until the second circuitry instituted the $6 billion deal yesterday with its decision. and this $6 billion deal will fund treatment and prevention. it gets the sacklers out of the
In total, 1,524 people in Connecticut died of drug overdoses in 2021, DPH data shows. But from 2012 to 2021, there was a 327% increase in these deaths.