Ten more Pennsylvania counties have joined Butler County in a national opioid settlement, bringing the total to 60 out of 67 counties, the state Attorney General's Office announced Wednesday.

Butler County, which approved the settlement in December, will be joined in Western Pennsylvania by Crawford County, along with Blair, Centre, Cumberland, Lycoming, Northampton, Northumberland, Pike, Somerset and Sullivan counties.

The settlement, a $26 billion global agreement with three major pharmaceutical distributors and Johnson & Johnson, provides local governments money to combat the opioid crisis.

According to the settlement, the funds can be used for myriad purposes, such as distributing and training in the use of naloxone to reverse opioid overdoses; distribution, education, awareness training and other support services for medication-assisted treatment; and prevention programs, including drug disposal, media campaigns and evidence-based programs in schools.

In addition to counties, political subdivisions such as municipalities and school districts can join the settlement. Among Butler County municipalities, Cranberry Township has joined the settlement, meaning it is eligible to receive funds to combat the opioid crisis.

Counties, municipalities and schools have until Jan. 26 to join the settlement. Although the deadline was extended for more than three weeks, from Jan. 2 to 26, the extension does not affect the timeline for money to flow to participating local governments.

“There is still time for the remaining local governments to join and I urge them to do so,” said Attorney General Josh Shapiro in a Wednesday statement. “This settlement will give communities the ability and resources to save lives now.”