This website\u2019s purpose is to inform about the opioid epidemic, Virginia\u2019s fight against it, and the on-going fight to bring justice and healing to the community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cUnder the Sackler\u2019s leadership, Purdue invented, manufactured, and aggressively marketed opioid products for decades, fueling waves of addiction and overdose deaths across the country.\u201d [1] \u00a0In Virginia: 32.5 opioid prescriptions were written for every 100 people in 2023. [2]<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Virginia Tech\u2019s public health program, within the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine, along with the Virginia Opioid Abatement Authority, are working to reduce opioid abuse. Kathy Hosig helps lead this program. \u201cWhat we hope to do is to reduce substance misuse and addiction across the state, and we try to go to areas that are most affected,\u201d Hosig tells Digital Journal. \u201cThe idea is that through disseminating evidence-based prevention materials, that we prevent substance misuse and addiction so that we don\u2019t have the adverse outcomes, and then we don\u2019t need so much treatment and recovery.\u201d [3]<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares, along with other states, launched a lawsuit against Purdue that recently, in 2025 was settled. The states will receive a settlement of $7.4 billion to be paid over the next 15 years. Virginia will receive $107.4 million of that. This settlement also ends the Sackler\u2019s control of Purdue and bar them from selling opioids in the U.S. \u201cThe fight to secure this monumental settlement has been long and hard fought, but my office never gave up,\u201d\u00a0said Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares<\/strong>. [1]<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" This website\u2019s purpose is to inform about the opioid epidemic, Virginia\u2019s fight against it, and the on-going fight to bring justice and healing to the community. \u201cUnder the Sackler\u2019s leadership, Purdue invented, manufactured, and aggressively marketed opioid products for decades, fueling waves of addiction and overdose deaths across the country.\u201d [1] \u00a0In Virginia: 32.5 opioid … <\/p>\nCitations<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
1.Kenney, Shaun. \u201cJanuary 23, 2025 - Attorney General Miyares Secures $7.4 Billion from Purdue Pharma, Sackler Family for Fueling the Opioid Crisis.\u201d State.va.us, January 23, 2025. https:\/\/www.oag.state.va.us\/media-center\/news-releases\/2831-january-23-2025-attorney-general-miyares-secures-7-4-billion-from-purdue-pharma-sackler-family-for-fueling-the-opioid-crisis. \n\n2.Voices for Non-Opioid Choices. \u201cVirginia - NonOpioidChoices.\u201d NonOpioidChoices, October 8, 2025.\nhttps://nonopioidchoices.org\/states\/virginia\/.\n\n3.Sandle, Tim. \u201cAddressing the US Opioid Crisis: Focusing on Virginia.\u201d Digital Journal. May 6, 2025. https:\/\/www.digitaljournal.com\/life\/addressing-the-us-opioid-crisis-focusing-on-virginia\/article.<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n