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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
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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
By Geoff Mulvihill and The Associated PressJune 18, 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 SmithJanuary 31, 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 holds up a box of Ozempic.
Health
Ozempic may help manage opioid addiction: study
By Naomi Kresge and BloombergSeptember 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
By The Associated PressApril 23, 2024
Kroger just agreed to pay more than $1.2 billion to states and Native American tribes who sued it for distributing opioids
Health
Kroger just agreed to pay more than $1.2 billion to states and Native American tribes who sued it for distributing opioids
By Erin PraterSeptember 8, 2023
Jeremy Mercier
Lifestyle
Maine man arrested for ordering $3 million worth of opioids to local restaurant
By The Associated PressApril 30, 2023
Johnson & Johnson, drug distributors reach $26 billion settlement with states over opioids
Health
Johnson & Johnson, drug distributors reach $26 billion settlement with states over opioids
By Jef Feeley, Chris Dolmetsch and BloombergJuly 21, 2021
U.S. government accuses Walmart of fueling opioid crisis, alleging it ignored internal warnings from pharmacists
Health
U.S. government accuses Walmart of fueling opioid crisis, alleging it ignored internal warnings from pharmacists
By Jef Feeley, Matt Townsend and BloombergDecember 23, 2020
Home Depot Theft Opioid Crisis
Newsletters
Is Loneliness Driving the Opioid Epidemic?
By Sy MukherjeeDecember 11, 2019
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Health
Drug Companies Must Fund Opioid Studies to Curb Overdose Epidemic, Says FDA Commissioner
By Brittany ShootFebruary 26, 2019
Fentanyl
Health
FDA, Doctors Knew Fentanyl Was Overprescribed, Study Shows
By Brittany ShootFebruary 19, 2019
Border Agents Struggle To Keep Immigrants From Illegally Crossing AZ Border
Health
Fentanyl Bust at U.S.-Mexico Border Is the Biggest Ever, Customs Officials Say
By Brittany ShootJanuary 31, 2019
Benzodiazepine
Health
Use of Opioids, Benzodiazepines at Same Time is Skyrocketing. Here’s Why That Matters
By Brittany ShootJanuary 18, 2019
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Health
Opioid Overdose Rates Up Nearly 500% for Women 30-64, CDC Reports
By Brittany ShootJanuary 11, 2019
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