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The Cherokee Nation reached a $75 million settlement with three of the country’s largest opioid distributors on Tuesday as part of a lawsuit claiming they had fueled an epidemic on tribal lands in Oklahoma.
The deal, with the companies McKesson Corp., AmerisourceBergen Corp. and Cardinal Health, is the first of its kind with a tribal government. Tribal leaders hailed the move as a historic victory, saying the funds would be used to address the opioid epidemic and prevent addiction.