The state of Maryland expects to be awarded nearly $500 million dollars in a pair of multistate settlements reached Wednesday with three opioid distributors and Johnson & Johnson, Attorney General Brian Frosh said.

“No amount of money could ever compensate for the devastation wrought by the opioid epidemic,” Frosh said in a news release. “But these settlements will bring much needed funds to address the harms Marylanders have suffered. The funds will provide addiction treatment, prevention, and other abatement programs across the State to help Marylanders recover.”