On June 9, California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced four multibillion-dollar opioid settlements with major pharmacies and drugmakers to be disbursed nationwide. Pharmacies CVS and Walgreens and drug manufacturers Allergan and Teva are all held responsible for their roles in the U.S. opioid crisis. The Walgreens and CVS deals are the first multistate settlements totaling…
California Announces Several Multibillion-Dollar Opioid Settlements to Be Dispersed Nationwide
An Opioid Success Story: Efforts to Minimize Painkillers After Surgery Appear to Be Working
The opioid epidemic has been wreaking misery and death across the nation for years. In 2017 alone, opioid overdoses killed more than 47,000 people – 10,000 more deaths than were caused by traffic accidents that year. For many people who abuse opioids, the problem begins with opioid prescriptions from their doctors for pain relief. Government…
Purdue Pharma Exit Plan Gains Steam With OK From More States
OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma’s plan to reorganize into a new entity that helps combat the U.S. opioid epidemic got a big boost as 15 states that had previously opposed the new business model now support it. The agreement from multiple state attorneys general, including those who had most aggressively opposed Purdue’s original settlement proposal, was…
OxyContin Maker Purdue Pharma’s Exit Plan Gains Steam With Support From 15 More States
OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma’s plan to reorganize into a new entity that helps combat the U.S. opioid epidemic got a big boost as 15 states that had previously opposed the new business model now support it. The agreement from multiple state attorneys general, including those who had most aggressively opposed Purdue’s original settlement proposal, was…
Health Canada Agrees to Discuss Decriminalization of Simple Drug Possession, Vancouver Mayor Says
Vancouver Mayor Kennedy Stewart says Health Canada has agreed to start formal discussions on the city’s plan to decriminalize possession of small amounts of illicit drugs. The confirmation from federal Health Minister Patty Hajdu came in response to the city council voting in November to ask Ottawa to decriminalize simple possession of all illicit drugs…
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