New Jersey will disburse $641 million over the next 16 years to confront opioid addiction, using an influx of cash from the settlements between Johnson & Johnson and three other companies over their role in the addiction crisis.
, using an influx of cash from the settlements between Johnson & Johnson and three other companies over their role in the addiction crisis, Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy said Friday.
The funds will be used on opioid treatment, recovery, prevention, first-responder support programs and research. Murphy and Platkin pledged that the money would not be used to plug budget holes and would not supplant any current funding.
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