$7.4B Purdue Pharma Opioid Settlement, How Arkansas’s $44.5 Million Will Be Distributed
The Purdue Pharma Opioid Settlement is a $7.4 billion resolution with Purdue Pharma and the Sackler family, with Arkansas set to receive an estimated $44.5 million — distributed annually beginning next spring and continuing through 2040. The settlement became legally effective on May 1, 2026, capping nearly a decade of work by attorneys general across…
