• Nevada secures $285 million opioid settlement with Walgreens, bringing total settlements to $1 billion

    Nevada secures $285 million opioid settlement with Walgreens, bringing total settlements to $1 billion

    Jul 06, 2023 06:58 PM EDT

    ... million deal with CVS in May.Much of the more than $50 billion obtained through settlements nationwide is to be used to deal with an overdose crisis linked to more than 100,000 deaths a year in the U.S. Last year, CVS agreed to pay state and local governments ...

  • U.S. maternal deaths more than doubled over 20 years. Here's who fared the worst

    U.S. maternal deaths more than doubled over 20 years. Here's who fared the worst

    Jul 03, 2023 08:05 PM EDT

    ... which is defined as a death during pregnancy or up to a year afterward. Common causes include excessive bleeding, infection, heart disease, suicide and drug overdose. Bryant and her colleagues at Mass General Brigham and the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington started with national ...

  • Why post-Roe abortion restrictions worry domestic violence experts

    Why post-Roe abortion restrictions worry domestic violence experts

    Jun 28, 2023 08:55 PM EDT

    ... concerned that states with abortion restrictions will see a rise in maternal mortality and deaths among pregnant and postpartum people due to homicide, suicide and overdose. “They're all connected with domestic violence,” she said. Abusers tend to hide their behavior from everyone except their victim, who may feel compelled ...

  • Dueling campaign events deepen Trump-DeSantis rivalry

    Dueling campaign events deepen Trump-DeSantis rivalry

    Jun 27, 2023 09:45 PM EDT

    ... noting how tougher border security could eventually help limit the ravages of opioid addiction, which have hit the state particularly hard, even as deaths from overdoses have climbed all over the country. He promised the “most assertive” policy against drug cartels “any administration has ever had." ”We have to do ...

  • DeSantis details aggressive immigration and border security plan that faces long odds

    DeSantis details aggressive immigration and border security plan that faces long odds

    Jun 26, 2023 05:51 PM EDT

    ... down at times when law enforcement chases immigrants attempting to evade detection. Several mothers in the crowd also said they have lost children to fentanyl overdoses. DeSantis was supportive of one audience member who suggested that the "invasion" at the border constituted an "act of war." "I think the state ...

  • News Wrap: DOJ charges Chinese companies with trafficking fentanyl chemicals

    News Wrap: DOJ charges Chinese companies with trafficking fentanyl chemicals

    Jun 23, 2023 10:55 PM EDT

    The highly addictive opioid has fueled an epidemic of overdoses. U.S. officials said the chemicals go to the Sinaloa drug cartel in Mexico, which sells the finished fentanyl in the U.S.    Attorney General Merrick Garland today defended the investigation of Hunter Biden, the president's son. IRS ...

  • Study shows jump in suicides and homicides among young Americans early in the pandemic

    Study shows jump in suicides and homicides among young Americans early in the pandemic

    Jun 15, 2023 03:25 PM EDT

    ... third leading causes of death for 10- to 24-year-olds, after a category of accidental deaths that includes motor vehicle crashes, falls, drownings and overdoses. Other researchers have grouped the data by the method of death, and concluded that guns are now the biggest killer of U.S. children.

  • Purdue Pharma family protected from lawsuits in exchange for addiction treatment funding

    Purdue Pharma family protected from lawsuits in exchange for addiction treatment funding

    May 31, 2023 10:45 PM EDT

    ... like the caring for them, their school, their health, whatever it is, families that are dealing with funeral costs for people who have died of overdoses, so they need the money now. And then there -- you talk about the governments that want to start addiction treatment programs or recovery housing ...

  • Ruling clears way for Purdue Pharma to settle opioid claims, protect owners from lawsuits

    Ruling clears way for Purdue Pharma to settle opioid claims, protect owners from lawsuits

    May 30, 2023 03:11 PM EDT

    Purdue issued its own statement, calling the ruling “a victory for Purdue’s creditors, including the states, local governments, and victims who overwhelmingly support the Plan of Reorganization.” The company said it would focus on delivering "billions of dollars of value for victim compensation, opioid crisis abatement, and overdose rescue ...

  • Drug distributor that failed to flag suspicious opioid orders gets license revoked after yearslong delay

    Drug distributor that failed to flag suspicious opioid orders gets license revoked after yearslong delay

    May 26, 2023 01:46 PM EDT

    ... long as they acknowledge their sins and vow to sin no more.” WATCH MORE: White House will push ‘harm reduction’ in latest fight against drug overdoses But as the ensuing years passed, neither the Biden-nominated Milgram nor her two predecessors took any enforcement action. Past DEA officials told the ...