AG Mayes announced that a $7.4 billion settlement reached with Purdue Pharma and its owners, the Sackler family, has become legally effective, capping nearly a decade of work by attorneys general from across the country in pursuing investigations and litigation over Purdue’s and the Sacklers’ role in fueling the opioid crisis. The attorneys general launched a multistate investigation of Purdue in 2016.

“These settlement dollars can never undo the damage done to countless Arizona families because of the Sacklers’ deception and reckless disregard for the health and safety of our communities,” said Attorney General Mayes. “But they can help fund the treatment and recovery resources that so many Arizonans still desperately need. I urge the Legislature to appropriate these funds directly to communities in need of support as soon as possible." – AG Mayes