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The state of New Mexico reached a $500 million opioid settlement with Walgreens.
The settlement comes after plaintiffs argued that Walgreens “dispensed millions of potentially harmful opioids into communities across New Mexico" by allegedly failing to red-flag prescriptions that weren't needed for medical use.
New Mexico now has brought in $1 billion in settlements via opioid litigation.
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