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All 50 states agree to OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma’s plan for Sackler family to pay up to $7 billion to settle opioid epidemic lawsuits
Finance
All 50 states agree to OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma’s plan for Sackler family to pay up to $7 billion to settle opioid epidemic lawsuits
By Geoff Mulvihill and The Associated PressJune 18, 2025
Purdue Pharma makes new offer to settle lawsuits over Oxycontin opioid crisis, and it includes up to $7 billion cash from the Sacklers
Finance
Purdue Pharma makes new offer to settle lawsuits over Oxycontin opioid crisis, and it includes up to $7 billion cash from the Sacklers
By Geoff Mulvihill and The Associated PressMarch 19, 2025
China says U.S. owes ‘big thank you’ on fentanyl, urges talks
Politics
China says U.S. owes ‘big thank you’ on fentanyl, urges talks
By BloombergMarch 13, 2025
Canada appoints former Mountie as fentanyl czar as part of deal with Trump to avoid 25% tariffs
Politics
Canada appoints former Mountie as fentanyl czar as part of deal with Trump to avoid 25% tariffs
By The Associated PressFebruary 12, 2025
Mexican flag waving
Politics
How do Mexico, Canada, and China affect fentanyl flowing into the U.S.?
By The Associated Press and Jesse BedaynFebruary 4, 2025
Close-up view of man in blue button-down shirt placing pills in his hand.
Health
New pain drug, Vertex’s Journavx, gets FDA approval as safer alternative to addictive opioids
By Bloomberg and Gerry SmithJanuary 31, 2025
Purdue Pharma and Sackler family to pay $7.4 billion in revised settlement of lawsuits over OxyContin opioid toll
Health
Purdue Pharma and Sackler family to pay $7.4 billion in revised settlement of lawsuits over OxyContin opioid toll
By Geoff Mulvihill and The Associated PressJanuary 24, 2025
Kentucky reaches $110 million deal with Kroger to settle its opioid lawsuit—‘This massive grocery chain…allowed the fire of addiction to spread’
Retail
Kentucky reaches $110 million deal with Kroger to settle its opioid lawsuit—‘This massive grocery chain…allowed the fire of addiction to spread’
By The Associated PressJanuary 10, 2025
Ohio Supreme Court says counties can’t sue pharmacy chains in decision that could overturn a $650 million opioid judgment
Health
Ohio Supreme Court says counties can’t sue pharmacy chains in decision that could overturn a $650 million opioid judgment
By Julie Carr Smyth and The Associated PressDecember 11, 2024
A person stands outside of the Supreme Court holding a sign which reads "The Sacklers destroyed my parent's lives."
Politics
The Supreme Court just rejected a deal with the maker of OxyContin that would have shielded the billionaire Sackler family from liability—but provided billions of dollars to fight opioids
By The Associated Press and Mark ShermanJune 27, 2024
Arkansas is suing pharmacy benefit managers Express Scripts and Optum, accusing them of fueling the state’s opioid crisis
Health
Arkansas is suing pharmacy benefit managers Express Scripts and Optum, accusing them of fueling the state’s opioid crisis
By Andrew DeMillo and The Associated PressJune 25, 2024
Gavin Newsom
Politics
Frustrated by high drug prices, California will offer its own version of heavily discounted Narcan to stop fentanyl overdoses
By Adam Beam and The Associated PressApril 29, 2024
OxyContin marketer and opioid maker announce $500m in settlements to avoid trials on their responsibility for crisis
Health
OxyContin marketer and opioid maker announce $500m in settlements to avoid trials on their responsibility for crisis
By Geoff Mulvihill and The Associated PressFebruary 2, 2024
EBay will pay $59m settlement over pill presses sold on the site—the kind used to make counterfeit pills laced with fentanyl
Health
EBay will pay $59m settlement over pill presses sold on the site—the kind used to make counterfeit pills laced with fentanyl
By Lindsay Whitehurst and The Associated PressFebruary 1, 2024
Bob Ferguson
Health
‘They knew what the harm was. They did it anyway’: Johnson & Johnson pays $149.5 million to Washington state over opioids
By Manuel Valdes, Hallie Golden and The Associated PressJanuary 24, 2024
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