Wayne County and several of its municipalities are eligible to participate in nationwide opioid settlement with eight drug makers but they must sign up by Oct. 8, according to a news release from Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel. Municipalities that participate are eligible to receive direct payments from the settlement, part of a nationwide $720 million agreement resolving litigation against the manufacturers for their role in the opioid crisis. “These national settlements have already made a significant difference in the fight against the opioid epidemic,” Nessel said. Downriver, these communities include Allen Park, Flat Rock, Melvindale, Southgate, Taylor, Trenton, Wyandotte, Romulus, Lincoln Park, Riverview, as well as Grosse Ile, Van Buren and Huron townships. A full list of eligible subdivisions is available on the attorney general’s website.