A subsidiary of French advertising giant Publicis will pay the United States $350 million for its role in the country's opioid crisis, which has claimed hundreds of thousands of lives since 1999, the Office of the Attorney General announced Thursday. New York State Attorney, in a press release.
All states as well as several American territories will receive a share of this sum established as part of an agreement with Publicis Health, with Texas expected to receive the largest amount ($21.85 million), according to the decision consulted by AFP.