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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 Press
June 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 Press
March 19, 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

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February 12, 2025
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Health

New pain drug, Vertex’s Journavx, gets FDA approval as safer alternative to addictive opioids

By Bloomberg and Gerry Smith
January 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 Press
January 24, 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 Press
December 11, 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 Press
June 25, 2024
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Finance

Mexico’s meth trade has become so lucrative it is exporting the drugs as far away as Hong Kong and Australia

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April 24, 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 Press
February 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 Press
February 1, 2024
Supreme Court justices agonize over Purdue Pharma settlement that would let Sackler family walk away with billions: ‘There is no other deal’
Finance

Supreme Court justices agonize over Purdue Pharma settlement that would let Sackler family walk away with billions: ‘There is no other deal’

By Mark Sherman and The Associated Press
December 5, 2023
OxyContin-maker Purdue Pharma heads to Supreme Court in case over whether $6bn payoff can shield Sackler owners from future lawsuits
Finance

OxyContin-maker Purdue Pharma heads to Supreme Court in case over whether $6bn payoff can shield Sackler owners from future lawsuits

By Mark Sherman and The Associated Press
December 4, 2023
Rite Aid files for bankruptcy in the face of massive debts and ‘potentially significant’ claims for its role in the opioid epidemic
Finance

Rite Aid files for bankruptcy in the face of massive debts and ‘potentially significant’ claims for its role in the opioid epidemic

By Amelia Pollard, Ameya Karve and Bloomberg
October 16, 2023
Biden administration announces sweeping legal actions against Chinese fentanyl chemical producers
Finance

Biden administration announces sweeping legal actions against Chinese fentanyl chemical producers

By Fatima Hussein, Eric Tucker and The Associated Press
October 4, 2023
As the opioid epidemic worsens, recovery-friendly policies are the next frontier in workplace inclusion
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As the opioid epidemic worsens, recovery-friendly policies are the next frontier in workplace inclusion

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July 27, 2023

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