Health Jun 18 U.S. states agree to multi-billion dollar settlement with Purdue Pharma over opioid crisis By Lisa Desjardins, Azhar Merchant
Politics Dec 13 WATCH: DOJ holds briefing on $650M settlement with McKinsey for its role in opioid epidemic McKinsey & Company consulting firm has agreed to pay $650 million to settle a federal investigation into its work to help opioids manufacturer Purdue Pharma boost the sales of the highly addictive drug OxyContin, according to court papers filed in… By Geoff Mulvihill, Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press
Nation Dec 12 Watch 5:26 Drug overdose deaths dropped nationwide. Experts are working to understand why New data from the CDC shows a drop in drug overdose deaths, down nearly 17 percent compared year-over-year. The annual death toll dropped from approximately 113,000 to just over 94,000. It’s a rare bit of good news after decades of… By Amna Nawaz
Nation Aug 14 Watch 7:56 Why Baltimore is seeing more drug overdose deaths than any other American city More than 100,000 Americans are dying from drug overdoses every year, largely from the synthetic opioid fentanyl. But in recent years, no city has been hit as hard as Baltimore when it comes to overdose deaths. Special Correspondent Chris Booker… By Christopher Booker, Mike Fritz
Politics Jun 27 Watch 2:01 Supreme Court blocks Purdue settlement in major blow to local governments fighting opioids The Supreme Court ripped up a controversial bankruptcy deal that would have provided billions of dollars to states devastated by the opioid epidemic and shielded the controversial family accused of pushing pharmaceutical painkillers in search of profit. Amna Nawaz explored… By Amna Nawaz, Jackson Hudgins
Feb 01 Advertising agency for OxyContin agrees to pay $350 million rather than face lawsuits By Geoff Mulvihill, Associated Press New York Attorney General Letitia James said Thursday that Publicis Health engaged in predatory and deceptive marketing strategies to help Purdue Pharma increase sales of its drugs. Continue reading
Oct 16 Rite Aid files for bankruptcy amid financial losses, opioid-related lawsuits By Tom Murphy, Elaine Kurtenbach, Associated Press The drugstore chain said late Sunday it also has obtained $3.45 billion in fresh financing from some of its lenders. That will help support the company through its voluntary Chapter 11 process. Continue reading
Aug 11 Watch 6:00 Supreme Court blocks Purdue Pharma bankruptcy plan shielding owners from lawsuits By William Brangham, Courtney Norris The Supreme Court blocked a bankruptcy plan for drug maker Purdue Pharma that would have paid out billions of dollars to address the opioid epidemic and shielded the company’s owners from legal liability. The Justice Department argued that shielding the… Continue watching
Aug 10 Supreme Court temporarily blocks OxyContin maker bankruptcy deal that would protect Sackler family By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The justices on Thursday agreed to a Biden administration request to put the brakes on an agreement reached last year with state and local governments. Continue reading
Jul 31 Watch 9:58 As opioid settlement money starts to flow in, states debate how best to use it By Cat Wise, Mike Fritz More than $50 billion in settlement funds from pharmaceutical companies that made and sold opioid painkillers will be paid out over the next 18 years to state and local governments across the country. But the debate around how this money… Continue watching