Opioid overdose deaths throughout Midwest most strongly linked to a lack of economic upward mobility, study finds
The unprecedented increase in drug overdose deaths in the U.S., long believed to be driven by access to legal and illegal ...
Texas one of 15 states to reach $7.4 billion opioid settlement with Purdue Pharma
Texas and 14 other states have secured a $7.4 billion settlement from the Sackler family and their company, Purdue Pharma, for their roles in creating the opioid crisis. Purdue Pharma was the ...
US accuses Walgreens of filling unlawful opioid prescriptions
The U.S. Justice Department on Friday accused pharmacy chain operator Walgreens Boots Alliance of contributing to the U.S.
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Feds accuse Walgreens of filling ‘millions’ of illegal opioid prescriptions
The Justice Department has filed a civil lawsuit accusing Walgreens of illegally dispensing millions of prescriptions for ...
Sackler family, Purdue Pharma reach $7.4 billion settlement with 15 states over opioid crisis
The Sackler family and Purdue Pharma, the maker of the addictive painkiller oxycontin, have reached a $7.4 billion settlement with a bipartisan coalition of 15 states for fueling the opioid crisis, ...