Corporations could consume tens of billions of dollars from opioid settlements
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As opioid settlments land in government coffers, a swarm of private, public, nonprofit and for-profit entities are eyeing the gold rush.
Pitches land daily in the inboxes of state and local officials
Email records in eight states show health departments, sheriffs’ offices, and councils overseeing settlement funds are receiving a deluge of messages from marketing specialists. Deterra pouches and Delaware County mentioned in this story.
The marketing pitches are bold and arriving fast: Invest opioid settlement dollars in a lasso-like device to help police detain people without Tasers or pepper spray. Pour money into psychedelics,