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A PANEL representing members of the Ohio River Valley Institute research group and Ohio State University met via Zoom on Wednesday to discuss a recent report on
Ohio will receive $24.7 million as part of a $573 million settlement against a firm that promoted the sales of prescription painkillers, helping to fuel an opioid epidemic in Ohio and nationally that’s led to rising overdose deaths and increasing government costs to address addiction issues. Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost said the funds will be directed to the OneOhio Recovery Foundation, an effort announced about a year ago to enable the state and participating counties and cities to jointly pursue legal damages against drug manufacturers and others. “Twenty-four and a half million doll...