Shaquille O’Neal addresses painkiller abuse, fragile kidneys
Shaquille O’Neal was never suspended for drug use of any kind during his decorated 19-year NBA career. The rugged 7-foot-1, 325-pound Hall of Fame center…
Purdue Pharma $7.4bn opioid settlement wins broad support from US states | Business and Economy
The suit, brought by 55 attorneys general, will help compensate victims and fund addiction treatment programmes.The attorneys general of all 50 US states, Washington, DC,…
Walgreens agrees to pay up to $350M in opioid prescription settlement
Walgreens has agreed to pay up to $350 million to settle claims of illegally filled prescriptions for addictive opioid drugs and false reimbursement claims to…
Purdue Pharma submits opioid lawsuit settlement plan, including up to $7 billion cash from Sacklers
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Tens of thousands died due to an opioid addiction last year. With an Obamacare repeal, some fear the number will rise
Reporting from Cincinnati — There weren’t always strollers jamming the lobby of First Step Home, one of this city’s growing number of drug treatment centers.But as the…
Purdue Pharma, Sacklers to pay $7.4bn in new opioid settlement | Drugs News
OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma and family members who own the company have agreed to pay up to $7.4bn in a new settlement to end lawsuits…
Sackler family, Purdue Pharma agree to pay $7.4B to settle opioid suit by 15 states
Purdue Pharma and its principal owners the Sackler family have agreed to pay a $7.4 billion settlement to end federal court claims made by 15…
Justice Department sues Walgreens over opioid drug prescriptions
1 of 2 | The Justice Department has filed a civil lawsuit against Walgreens, accusing the 124-year-old pharmacy chain of dispensing millions of unlawful prescriptions…
Justice Department sues CVS for allegedly filling unlawful opioid prescriptions
The Justice Department filed a lawsuit against CVS for unlawfully filling opioid prescriptions. File Photo by Michael Kleinfeld/UPI | License Photo Dec. 19 (UPI) --…
McKinsey to pay $650m to settle US opioid consulting probe | Drugs News
Prosecutors say McKinsey provided Purdue advice on measures it could take to ‘turbocharge’ OxyContin sales.Consulting firm McKinsey & Company has agreed to pay $650m to…
In JD Vance’s home state of Ohio, an ongoing fight against opioid addiction | US Election 2024 News
Middletown, Ohio – The speech was JD Vance’s chance to introduce himself to a national audience. A freshman senator from Ohio, Vance had only 18…