Tag: Opioids
Opioid makers, distributors go on trial in New York
CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. — A landmark trial targeting multiple opioid manufacturers and distributors opened Tuesday with lawyers for the government accusing the companies of...
J&J agrees to pay $230M to settle New York opioid claim
NEW YORK — The New York attorney general says Johnson & Johnson has agreed to pay $230 million to settle claims that the pharmaceutical...
In pandemic, drug overdose deaths soar among Black Americans
ST. LOUIS — She screamed and cried, banged on the dashboard, begging her husband to drive faster, faster, faster toward her brother lying face-down...
Cities opting out of Indiana’s suits against opioid makers
INDIANAPOLIS — Several Indiana cities have opted out of the state's pending lawsuits against opioid manufacturers and distributors, reasoning that they will likely see...
Health economist: Opioids cost community $3.3B in damages
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A Harvard health economist has testified that prescription opioids have caused an estimated $3.3 billion in damages in a West Virginia...
Autopsy: Mother overdosed, infant starved to death
PORTLAND, Tenn. — Autopsies in Tennessee show that a 1-year-old child starved to death in his car seat in a house where his mother...
Nevada plans to use 3 or 4 drugs for late-July execution
LAS VEGAS — Nevada prison officials on Thursday disclosed that they want to use a never-before-tried combination of drugs for the state’s first lethal...
Distributors, regulators cast blame for opioid epidemic
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Opioid distribution companies and federal regulators pointed the finger at each other as a contributing factor in the nation's opioid epidemic...
DEA: Companies had ‘systematic failure’ in monitoring pills
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A retired high-ranking official with the Drug Enforcement Administration has testified that three large opioid distributors had a “systematic failure” in...
Democrats push bill aimed at family that owns Purdue Pharma
A congressional committee heard grievances Tuesday against the owners of OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma as it considered longshot legislation that would keep them from...