The Forgotten Heroes: How Grandparents Are Fighting America’s Opioid Crisis Without a Dime of Big Pharma’s $26 Billion Settlement

 While Big Pharma pays billions to settle its role in the opioid epidemic, one critical group has been left behind: grandparents. Across the country, grandparents are stepping in as full-time caregivers, raising the children of sons and daughters lost to addiction. They are the invisible frontline — nurturing, stabilizing, and healing broken families. Yet, despite carrying the emotional and financial burden, they were excluded from the $26 billion opioid settlement. If we're serious about breaking the cycle of addiction and raising a healthier generation, it’s time we recognize and support the very people holding these families together.