In 2021, the Minnesota Attorney General’s Office joined a $26 billion multi-state settlement with pharmaceutical distributors McKeson, Cardinal Health, and AmerisourceBergen and opioid manufacturer Johnson & Johnson. This settlement will bring around $300 million to Minnesota over the next 18 years to be used to fight the opioid crisis. 75% of these funds will be allocated to counties and cities and 25% will be allocated to the State of Minnesota.

The first wave of settlement dollars from the pharmaceutical distributors and Johnson & Johnson will bring $383,746.82 to Clearwater County over the next 18 years. There is a second wave of settlements involving Teva, Allergan, Walgreens, Walmart, and CVS that are still in litigation. This wave is anticipated to bring an estimated $312,351.72 to Clearwater County over 15 years.

For more information on the litigation and the Opioid Settlement for the State of Minnesota, visit the Minnesota Attorney General’s Office website - Fighting the Opioid Epidemic in Minnesota

Opioid Data

The Minnesota Department of Health maintains a dashboard regarding opioid data for the State of Minnesota. This dashboard contains detailed information on overdose deaths, nonfatal overdoses, opioid-related hospital visits, and much more information.

State of Minnesota Opioid Data

Minnesota Opioid Settlement Memorandum of Agreement

Specific categories for use of the Opioid Settlement dollars are laid out in the Memorandum of Agreement for the use of Opioid Settlement dollars in Minnesota.

Minnesota Opioids State-Subdivision Memorandum of Agreement