Drug distributors, opioid maker reach deal with governments in historic lawsuit

John Bacon and Jorge L. Ortiz, USA TODAY Not all opioid lawsuit settlement funds go to intervention, treatment and long-term recovery programs. USA TODAY A key drug maker and multiple distributors facing a historic opioid lawsuit reached a landmark settlement Monday with two Ohio counties suing makers and distributors of the highly addictive painkillers. The tentative settlement came hours before…