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Northampton County, Nine More PA Counties Sign On to $26 Billion Opioid Settlement | WDIY Local News

WDIY | By Mike Flynn,

Sarit Laschinsky

Published January 6, 2022 at 6:51 PM EST

An orange prescription pill bottle lays on its side with white capsules laying in front of the bottle; the unscrewed cap lays to one side and another prescription bottle stands upright on the right side.

Northampton County and nine other Pennsylvania counties are the latest to join onto a national, multibillion-dollar opioid settlement, Attorney General Josh Shapiro’s office announced Wednesday. WDIY’s Mike Flynn has more.

(Original air-date: 1/6/22)

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Mike Flynn is the local host for WDIY's Thursday broadcast of NPR's All Things Considered.

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Sarit "Siri" Laschinsky was WDIY's News and Public Affairs Director until 2023.

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