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FILE PHOTO: Bottles of prescription painkiller OxyContin made by Purdue Pharma LP on a counter at a local pharmacy in Provo

Politics Jun 18

OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma asks court to clear way for $7 billion settlement if states back it

By Geoff Mulvihill, Associated Press

Health Dec 02

Backlit teenager sitting in a dark indoor doorway in contemplation
How dozens of U.S. adolescents are dying of drug overdoses each month, shown in 3 charts

Drug overdoses are killing young Americans in unprecedented numbers: The monthly total rose from 31 in July 2019 to 87 in May 2021, the period with the most recent data.

By Ty Schepis, The Conversation

Politics May 18

File photo of Department of Homeland Security sign at Ronald Reagan National Airport in Washington, D.C. Photo by Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images
WATCH: House Homeland Security committee hearing on DHS efforts against opioid epidemic

The House Homeland Security committee held a hearing Wednesday on the Department of Homeland Security's efforts to combat the opioid epidemic.

By News Desk

Nation Apr 20

Hospital Deaths Doctor
Doctor who prescribed enough painkillers to ‘kill an elephant’ found not guilty in 14 patient deaths

A jury on Wednesday acquitted an Ohio doctor in the deaths of multiple hospital patients.

By Associated Press

Nation Feb 10

The Federal Reserve building is seen before the Federal Reserve board is expected to signal plans to raise interest rates in March as it focuses on fighting inflation in Washington, U.S., January 26, 2022. Photo by Joshua Roberts/REUTERS
Watch 6:00
News Wrap: Inflation rises to highest level in 40 years

In our news wrap Thursday, the Labor Department reports consumer prices in January jumped 7.5 percent from a year earlier, the biggest year-to-year increase since 1982. Also, Freddie Mac reported 30-year home loan rates hit their highest point in two…

Feb 09

Watch 7:28
New report details the scale of the U.S. opioid crisis and its link to drug trafficking

By William Brangham, Laura Santhanam

The opioid overdose crisis that killed more than 100,000 Americans in a year is being called one of the most pressing national security and public health challenges facing the U.S. A majority of the overdoses are driven by the potent…

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Nov 09

Oklahoma court overturns $465 million opioid ruling against Johnson & Johnson

By Ken Miller, Associated Press

The Oklahoma Supreme Court has overturned a $465 million opioid ruling against drugmaker Johnson & Johnson, finding that a lower court wrongly interpreted the state's public nuisance law.

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Oct 04

Watch 4:11
News Wrap: UN condemns Libya’s treatment of migrants seeking passage to Europe

In our news wrap Monday, United Nations officials condemned Libya for a violent crackdown on migrants trying to sail to Europe. In the U.S., the Biden administration reversed a Trump-era ban on abortion referrals by family planning clinics that receive…

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Apr 12

Watch 9:33
New book sheds light on secretive Sackler family — the makers of opioid OxyContin

By William Brangham, Mike Fritz

The Sackler family is one of the richest families in America, donating millions to some of the world’s most prestigious museums and universities. But the source of that wealth was for many years something of a mystery. William Brangham talks…

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Feb 10

Watch 6:34
How a powerful corporate consulting firm helped create the opioid epidemic

By Stephanie Sy

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. Now, one of the world's most powerful corporate consulting firms…

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