South Dakota will receive an estimated $10.1 million from a multi-billion dollar settlement with Purdue Pharma and its owners, the Sackler family, for their role in fueling the opioid crisis in the United States.
Including this new settlement, Attorney General Marty Jackley said South Dakota has obtained settlements committing approximately $100 million in funds from companies that helped fuel the opioid epidemic. He said South Dakota’s payments will go into the National Opioid Settlement Fund, administered by the state Department of Social Services. The funds will be used for addiction treatment, prevention and recovery.
Terms of the settlement took effect Friday (May 1, 2026). The $7.4 billion payout will be shared by 55 states and territories and will be paid over the next 15 years.
Other areas that are part of the settlement are Alabama, Alaska, American Samoa, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Northern Mariana Islands, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, U.S. Virgin Islands, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming.
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