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2023 - 8 RESOLUTION - Authorizing Execution of Opioid Settlements & Approving the Supplemental Agreement for Additional Funds - 3-6-2023
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2023 - 8 RESOLUTION - Authorizing Execution of Opioid Settlements & Approving the Supplemental Agreement for Additional Funds - 3-6-2023
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FILED <br /> LEE COUNTY NC <br /> PAMELA G. BRITT <br /> REGISTER OF DEEDS <br /> FILED Mar 27, 2023 <br /> AT 10:02:37 am <br /> BOOK 00003 <br /> START PAGE 0914 <br /> END PAGE 0915 <br /> INSTRUMENT# 01722 <br /> EXCISE TAX (None) <br /> RESOLUTION BY THE COUNTY OF LEE <br /> AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF OPIOID SETTLEMENTS AND APPROVING THE <br /> SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT FOR ADDITIONAL FUNDS BETWEEN THE STATE OF <br /> NORTH CAROLINA AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS ON PROCEEDS RELATING TO THE <br /> SETTLEMENT OF OPIOID LITIGATION <br /> WHEREAS, the opioid overdose epidemic had taken the lives of more than 32,000 North <br /> Carolinians (2000-2021); <br /> WHEREAS,the COVID-19 pandemic has compounded the opioid overdose crisis, increasing <br /> levels of drug misuse, addiction, and overdose death; and <br /> WHEREAS,the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates the total economic <br /> burden of prescription opioid misuse alone in the United States is $78.5 billion a year, including the <br /> costs of healthcare, lost productivity, addiction treatment, and criminal justice involvement; and <br /> WHEREAS, in North Carolina, the overdose death rate in NC was 28 out of 100,000 people in <br /> 2020. This represents 2,975 people in NC who died from overdose in that year. The overdose death rate <br /> in Lee County was 47 out of 100,000 people in 2020. This represents 29 people in Lee County who died <br /> from overdose in that year. Lee County is in the highest category for overdose deaths when compared to <br /> other counties in NC; and <br /> WHEREAS, certain counties and municipalities in North Carolina joined with thousands of local <br /> governments across the country to file lawsuits against opioid manufacturers, pharmaceutical distribution <br /> companies, and chain drug stores to hold those companies accountable for their misconduct; and <br /> WHEREAS, settlements have been reached in litigation against Walmart, Inc., Teva <br /> Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., Allergan Finance, LLC, Allergan Limited, CVS Health Corporation, <br /> CVS Pharmacy, Inc., and Walgreen Co., as well as their subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, and directors <br /> named in the these Settlements; and <br /> WHEREAS,representatives of local North Carolina governments, the North Carolina <br /> Association of County Commissioners, and the North Carolina Department of Justice have negotiated <br /> and prepared a Supplemental Agreement for Additional Funds (SAAF) to provide for the equitable <br /> distribution of the proceeds of these settlements; and <br /> WHEREAS,by joining the settlements and approving the SAAF, the state and local <br /> governments maximize North Carolina's share of opioid settlement funds to ensure the needed <br /> resources reach communities, as quickly, effectively, and directly as possible; and <br /> WHEREAS, it is advantageous to all North Carolinians for local governments, including Lee <br /> County and its residents, to sign onto the settlements and SAAF and demonstrate solidarity in response <br /> to the opioid overdose crisis, and to maximize the share of opioid settlement funds received both in the <br /> state and this county to help abate the harm; and <br />
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