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‘They see a cash cow’: State and local officials overseeing billions in opioid settlements are deluged with product offers from companies hoping to cash in
Health‘They see a cash cow’: State and local officials overseeing billions in opioid settlements are deluged with product offers from companies hoping to cash in
By Aneri Pattani and KFF Health NewsDecember 18, 2023
Supreme Court justices agonize over Purdue Pharma settlement that would let Sackler family walk away with billions: ‘There is no other deal’
FinanceSupreme 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 PressDecember 5, 2023
Rite Aid files for bankruptcy in the face of massive debts and ‘potentially significant’ claims for its role in the opioid epidemic
FinanceRite 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 BloombergOctober 16, 2023
Biden administration announces sweeping legal actions against Chinese fentanyl chemical producers
FinanceBiden administration announces sweeping legal actions against Chinese fentanyl chemical producers
By Fatima Hussein, Eric Tucker and The Associated PressOctober 4, 2023
McKinsey agrees to pay $230m to settle suits claiming it fueled the opioid epidemic by advising drugmakers like Purdue how to sell painkillers
HealthMcKinsey agrees to pay $230m to settle suits claiming it fueled the opioid epidemic by advising drugmakers like Purdue how to sell painkillers
By Joel Rosenblatt and BloombergSeptember 27, 2023
Kroger just agreed to pay more than $1.2 billion to states and Native American tribes who sued it for distributing opioids
HealthKroger 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
60% of Americans battling drug or alcohol addictions also have jobs. Here are the professions with the highest rates of substance-use disorder
Features60% of Americans battling drug or alcohol addictions also have jobs. Here are the professions with the highest rates of substance-use disorder
By Erika FryAugust 4, 2023
Walgreens will pay Nevada $285 million over its role in the opioid epidemic, raising the state’s total settlement money to over $1 billion
HealthWalgreens will pay Nevada $285 million over its role in the opioid epidemic, raising the state’s total settlement money to over $1 billion
By The Associated PressJuly 6, 2023
Pills spilling out of a bottle.
HealthA doctor was sentenced to prison and ordered to pay $30 million after he was convicted of masterminding a massive opioid scheme that prosecutors call one of the worst in history
By The Associated PressJanuary 30, 2023
Researchers may have discovered a breakthrough vaccine for fentanyl—the drug at the center of the opioid crisis
HealthResearchers may have discovered a breakthrough vaccine for fentanyl—the drug at the center of the opioid crisis
By Alexa MikhailNovember 16, 2022
Walmart
RetailWalmart offers to pay $3.1 billion over sales of prescription opioids
By Geoff Mulvihill and The Associated PressNovember 15, 2022
A man stands in front of a syringe disposal box.
Politics‘There’s so much unchecked pain’: A West Virginia town heads to the polls as it grapples with an opioid crisis and an HIV outbreak
By Leah Willingham and The Associated PressNovember 7, 2022
CVS, Walgreens and Walmart agree to pay $12 billion to settle opioid epidemic lawsuits
HealthCVS, Walgreens and Walmart agree to pay $12 billion to settle opioid epidemic lawsuits
By Jef Feeley, Fiona Rutherford and BloombergNovember 2, 2022
Johnson & Johnson, drug distributors reach $26 billion settlement with states over opioids
HealthJohnson & Johnson, drug distributors reach $26 billion settlement with states over opioids
By Jef Feeley, Chris Dolmetsch and BloombergJuly 21, 2021
McKinsey agrees to yet another mammoth opioids payment, this time to settle Nevada probe
FinanceMcKinsey agrees to yet another mammoth opioids payment, this time to settle Nevada probe
By Michelle L. Price and The Associated PressMarch 23, 2021
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