AG Yost reaches $24.7 million settlement with consultant that fueled opioid epidemic
Staff report
(COLUMBUS, Ohio) Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost has agreed to a settlement with McKinsey & Co. that will pour more than $24 million into communities to help combat the devastating effects of an opioid epidemic that has ripped apart communities and families throughout the state.
The money is part of a $573 million national settlement encompassing 47 states, the District of Columbia and five U.S. territories that consulting firm McKinsey agreed to pay for its role in fueling the opioid crisis by promoting and profiting from it.
Under the settlement terms, Ohio will receive $20 million this year and $4.7 million spread over the next four years to help remediate the harm caused by the opioid epidemic.
Jan 25, 2021
As concerns continue to grow about the COVID-19 pandemic and the increasing toll it takes every day, it’s easy to forget about other health issues that continue to have a devastating effect on our region.
A sad reminder came last week when Ohio Attorney General David Yost released a report that shows the state’s death rate from opioid overdoses of 11.01 per 100,000 population in the second quarter of 2020 was the highest rate in the last decade, and larger than the previous 10-year high of 10.87 overdoses per 100,000 residents that had been recorded in the first quarter of 2017.
Having the sad distinction of topping the list was Scioto County, in the southern part of the state, where the rate was 35.2 overdose deaths per 100,000 residents.
Jan 22, 2021
A stark reminder on the dangers of opioid abuse came last week when Ohio Attorney General David Yost released a report that shows the state’s death rate from opioid overdoses at 11.01 deaths per 100,000 population in the second quarter of 2020. That’s the highest rate in the last decade.
Topping the list was Scioto County, in the southern part of the state, where the rate was 35.2 deaths per 100,000 residents.
Counties in our region are continuing to be affected by opioids. Harrison County’s 12.61 deaths per 100,000 in the quarter topped our region, with Jefferson County coming in at 7.17 deaths, Columbiana County at 6.49 deaths and Belmont County at 4.26 deaths.
Jan 20, 2021
As concerns continue to grow about the COVID-19 pandemic and the increasing toll it takes every day, it’s easy to forget about other health issues that continue to have a devastating effect on our region.
A sad reminder came last week when Ohio Attorney General David Yost released a report that shows the state’s death rate from opioid overdoses of 11.01 per 100,000 population in the second quarter of 2020 was the highest rate in the last decade, and larger than the previous 10-year high of 10.87 overdoses per 100,000 residents that had been recorded in the first quarter of 2017.
Having the sad distinction of topping the list was Scioto County, in the southern part of the state, where the rate was 35.2 overdose deaths per 100,000 residents.
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For a year now, we have been placing a lot of emphasis on the COVID-19 pandemic as we go about our daily lives.
We’ve been avoiding crowds, wearing masks, conducting meetings and other interactions across numerous video chat programs, wiping down everything that can be touched with disinfectants and going through gallon after gallon of hand sanitizer, all while waiting for the vaccines to become available.
There probably are few among us whose lives have not been touched it’s likely you, a relative or someone you know has tested positive or had to endure the suffering the coronavirus has brought on.