Celina, Tennessee Was Once A Hub For The Opioid Crisis

It’s No Secret That America Is Facing An Opioid Crisis, And Tennessee Is No Exception To The Rule. A Criminal Case Alleged That Two Pharmacies In Celina, Tennessee, That Shared The Same Owners, Were Found To Be Filling Opioid Prescriptions In Massive Proportions.

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For Some, Open Border Chaos Is The Goal (Op-Ed)

Beware, The Crisis At The Southern Border May Be Much Worse Than It Appears.

The Ways In Which American Families And Businesses Are Being Harmed By The Open Border Policies Could Fill Volumes. But It’s Clear That State Budgets, Neighborhood Safety, And Our Children’s Futures Are All Being Endangered While The Drug Cartels And Our Most Powerful Foreign Adversaries Become Enriched And Empowered.

Instead Of Using These Tragedies To Advance The Special Interest Agendas Of Michael Bloomberg And George Soros, Perhaps We Could All Agree That The American Chapter On Human Trafficking, Opioids, And Open Borders Should Be Relegated To The History Books.

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TN Attorney General Announces $44.5 Million Settlement In Food City Opioid Case

Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti Announced A $44.5 Million Settlement With K-VA-T Food Stores, Commonly Known As Food City, Over The Grocery Store Chain’s Opioid-Related Misconduct.

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A Rural TN County’s Choice: Use Opioid Funds To Pay Off Debt, Or Pay Them Forward To Curb Crisis

Over The Past Two Years, Rural Greene County In Northeastern Tennessee Has Collected More Than $2.7 Million From Regional And National Settlements With Opioid Manufacturers And Distributors. But Instead Of Helping People Harmed By Addiction, County Officials Are Finding Other Ways To Spend It.

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AG Coalition Secures Over $10 Billion In Opioid Funds From CVS And Walgreens

Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti Announced Yesterday That He Has Finalized Agreements With CVS And Walgreens, Bringing The National Opioid Crisis Settlement Total To More Than $50 Billion.

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TN Attorney General Announces $3.1 Billion Settlement With Walmart Over Opioid Epidemic Allegations

Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti Announced That He Has Reached A Settlement With Walmart To Resolve Allegations That The Company Contributed To The Opioid Addiction Crisis By Failing To Appropriately Oversee The Dispensing Of Opioids At Its Stores.

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Skrmetti Announces $84 Million Payout To Combat Opioid Crisis

Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti Announced That More Than $84 Million Was Paid To The State And Local Governments To Be Used To Abate The Opioid Crisis In Tennessee.

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State Attorneys General Reach $450 Million Nationwide Settlement as Part of Opioid Maker Endo’s Bankruptcy

Attorney General Herbert H. Slatery III Has Reached An Agreement In Principle With Opioid Maker Endo International PLC And Its Lenders That Would Provide Up To $450 Million To Participating States And Local Governments, Ban Promotion Of Endo’s Opioids, And Require Endo To Turn Over Millions Of Documents Related To Its Role In The Opioid Crisis For Publication In A Public Online Archive.

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