(23 Jan 2025)
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New York – 23 January 2025
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1. Wide, New York Attorney General Letitia James at press conference announcing opioid settlement
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Attorney General Letitia James, New York:
“My office, with the assistance of a nationwide bipartisan coalition of attorneys general, local law enforcement, affected individuals and others have secured a settlement in principle that will deliver $7.4 billion to address the opioid crisis. That’s $7.4 billion.”
3. Sign, announcing settlement amount
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Attorney General Letitia James, New York:
“And the Sacklers will personally pay up to $6.5 billion, and an additional $900 million will come from Purdue, the company that they started. Importantly, a significant amount of the funds will come in the first few years. The Sacklers must pay $1.5 billion immediately on the day the settlement goes into effect, and we anticipate that the settlement will go into effect towards the end of this year. We have some loose ends to tie up and a year later they must pay $500 million with an additional $500 million in the second year and $400 million in the third year. It is by far the single largest settlement my office has secured as we have pursued those responsible for sparking waves of addiction and death and destruction all throughout the state of New York.”
5. Sign, announcing settlement amount Sackler family members will pay
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Attorney General Letitia James, New York:
“And this will help communities heal from the devastating losses wrought by addiction. And this will support treatment and recovery programs across New York and the nation. This will engage in we will provide educational programs to talk about the dangers of drug addiction. Recovery beds. A wide range of sources will be funded as a result of this historic settlement.”
7. Sign, announcing how much New York State will receive in the settlement
8. SOUNDBITE (English) Kara Trainor, recovering from opioid addiction:
“23 years ago, I was a 21 year old with a simple back injury that went to her primary care and was given a prescription for OxyContin. I was not given any education or information about how addictive and powerful that opioid was. I never knew that for the next 23 years, my life, everything I did would be affected by the small action of taking a pill.”
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ARCHIVE: Montpelier, Vermont – 19 February 2013
9 STILL, bottle of Oxycontin
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ARCHIVE: Stamford, Connecticut – 8 May 2007
10. STILL, Purdue Pharma headquarters
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ARCHIVE: Stamford, Connecticut – exact date unknown
11. Exterior, Purdue Pharma headquarters
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New York – 23 January 2025
12. SOUNDBITE (English) Kara Trainor, recovering from opioid addiction:
“Everything in my life is tied to the actions of a company and a family that put profits over human lives. But I was the lucky one. I survived. So many in my generation who were prescribed OxyContin never got a chance to grow old. Those people left behind families, children, parents, friends, coworkers and communities.”
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ARCHIVE: Montpelier, Vermont – 19 February 2013
13. Pan on STILL image of various bottles of opioid painkillers
14. STILL, medications on shelves in a pharmacy
15. STILL Image of opioid painkillers
STORYLINE:
Kara Trainor, a Michigan woman in recovery for 17 years, said she became addicted to opioids after receiving a prescription for OxyContin to deal with a back injury 23 years ago, praised the deal.
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