Ohio has forged an $808 million agreement with the three largest distributors of opioids that puts the state at the front of the line to receive monetary relief for communities ravaged by the addiction crisis, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced.

“This is a historic day for Ohio,” Mr. Yost said. “We have $800 million coming to Ohio to fix this mess–what lawyers call ‘abatement.’”

The deal is b…