Matagorda County Commissioners have decided to join other Texas counties in participating in the Opioid Settlement. This means that Allergan, CVS, Walgreens, and Walmart will be held accountable for their roles in the opioid epidemic. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton secured $1.167 billion for Texas from the $26 billion opioid agreement with the nation’s three major pharmaceutical distributors. Painkiller abuse and related overdose deaths have quadrupled in the US since 1999, with common prescription opioids including Hydrocodone, Oxycodone, Codeine, Morphine, Methadone, and Fentanyl. The epidemic has impacted local law enforcement agencies and medical centers nationwide, and Matagorda County is no exception.