North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein this week joined three other state attorney s general in calling for a single $48 billion dollar settlement with five major pharmaceutical companies for their role in the opioid epidemic. All 50 U.S. states would receive money under the proposed settlement. Here are some reactions to the deal from rural leaders in Western North Carolina: In the Haywood County Health Department warehouse, Jesse Lee Dunlap takes stoc k of supplies. The NC Harm Reduction