SC to receive $18M for settlement with Kroger over opioid crisis

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(WPDE) — South Carolina will receive approximately $18 million after the finalization of a settlement against Kroger for the chain’s role in the opioid crisis.

Attorney General Alan Wilson, alongside 30 state attorneys general, announced on Monday the completion of the $1.37 billion settlement agreement

South Carolina is expected to begin receiving payments early next year.

“No amount of money can make up for the lives we’ve lost to the opioid crisis, but the money from this settlement, along with the other settlements we’ve announced, will go to treat people who are addicted to opioids,” Attorney General Wilson said. “We will continue to go after those responsible for the opioid crisis to hold them accountable.”

In addition, Kroger has agreed to injunctive relief that requires its pharmacies to monitor, report and share data about suspicious activity related to opioid prescriptions.

Kroger operates 44 grocery stores across South Carolina under its own name and its subsidiaries, including Harris Teeter.

You can read the settlement here.