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How a Powerful Corporate Consulting Firm Helped Create the Opioid Epidemic
The opioids crisis that has taken hundreds of thousands of American lives has received less attention in the pandemic, but drug overdoses and deaths have grown during the last year. -
McKinsey Settles Over Role in U.S. Opioid Crisis
Consulting firm McKinsey & Company on Thursday said it has agreed to pay nearly $600 million to resolve investigations by most U.S. states into its alleged role in “turbocharging” sales of opioids, fueling a nationwide epidemic.Comments
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DOJ Sues Walmart for Ignoring Pharmacy Warnings Over Painkiller Prescriptions
The U.S. government accused Walmart Inc. of fueling a nationwide opioid crisis by ignoring warnings from its own pharmacists that the chain wasn’t properly set up to screen painkiller prescriptions in violation of federal regulations.Comments
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Battling Addiction During a Pandemic
The indirect effects that COVID has had on the millions of people struggling with substance use around the US.Comments
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Conn. Attorney General Calls Purdue Pharma Settlement ‘a Mirage’
A historic settlement was announced Wednesday among the Department of Justice, Purdue Pharma and the Sackler family over the drug giant’s role in the national opioid crisis.Comments
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Purdue Pharma Pleads Guilty Deal in $8 Billion Opioid Settlement
Purdue Pharma LP agreed to plead guilty to criminal charges over the handling of its addictive prescription opioid OxyContin.Comments
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States Say the Opioid Crisis has Cost U.S. Economy Over $2T
U.S. states are claiming that opioid manufacturers, distributors, and others who fueled the country’s decades-long opioid crisis will cost the economy at least $2.15 trillion by the year 2040.Comments
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Abuse of Prescription Painkillers, Heroin, and Other Opioids
Abuse of prescription painkillers, heroin, and other opioids has spiked over the past decade in the United States.Comments
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Opioids, Inc. (full film)
“Opioids, Inc.” tells the inside story of how Insys profited from Subsys, a fast-acting fentanyl-based spray that's been linked to hundreds of deaths.Comments
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Deaths from Opioids Spike During Pandemic
There has been an unprecedented spike in opioid overdoses in Canada during the COVID-19 pandemic, with a 25 per cent increase in Ontario and a 39 per cent increase in British Columbia.Comments
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Purdue Pharma Announces Opioid Settlement
Following a bankruptcy filing, consumers who were injured by OxyContin or other addictive opioids manufactured by Purdue Pharma may be able to recover compensation.Comments
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Loopholes and The Opioid Crisis
Dr. Phil and Dr. Charles Sophy talk about healthcare, the opioid epidemic and what we need to do to help our community.Comments
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Opioid Crisis May Be Worse Than Thought
A new study has discovered that an under-reporting of opioid-related deaths shows that the problem may be worse than previously thought.Comments
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Becoming Addicted on Purpose to Help Heal Addicts
To fully understand those he's helping, Shaman Steve becomes addicted to opiates. Steve must decide if an opiate addict who lied can participate in the second night.Comments
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OxyContin Maker Purdue Pharma Starts Ad Campaign for Claims
OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma is rolling out an advertising campaign to let people know they can file claims against the company over the toll of its opioids.Comments
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