Jul 21 Watch 7:33 How the opioids settlement will impact communities affected by addiction After more than two years of negotiations, a number of states agreed to a $26 billion settlement with three large drug distributors and Johnson & Johnson for their roles in the opioids epidemic. Half a million deaths over two decades… Continue watching
Jul 21 WATCH: State attorneys general make opioid announcement By News Desk State attorneys general made an announcement about opioid companies on Wednesday. Continue reading
Dec 28 What’s behind the historic spike in drug overdose deaths under COVID-19 By Laura Santhanam Drug overdoses were linked to more than 81,000 people’s deaths, jumping 18 percent between June 2019 and May 2020, according to recently released data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Continue reading
Nov 19 Opioid trial against pharmacy chains scheduled for next year By Associated Press A judge overseeing 2,500 federal lawsuits related to the nation’s opioid crisis has scheduled a trial for late next year over the role played by major pharmacy chains. Continue reading
Oct 21 $260 million deal averts 1st federal trial on opioid crisis By Julie Carr Smyth, Geoff Mulvihill, Associated Press Across the U.S., the pharmaceutical industry still faces more than 2,600 other lawsuits over the deadly disaster, and participants in those cases said the latest deal buys them time to try to work out a nationwide settlement of all claims. Continue reading
Oct 21 Drug companies reach tentative deal to settle opioids lawsuit By Julie Carr Smyth, Geoff Mulvihill, Associated Press The tentative deal settles claims by state and local governments against distributors AmerisourceBergen, Cardinal Health and McKessen and the manufacturer Teva. Continue reading
Oct 16 Jury selection begins in opioid trial despite delay request By Mark Gillispie, Geoff Mulvihill, Associated Press Two Ohio counties claim drug companies that made, distributed and sold prescription painkillers engaged in a deadly conspiracy that has inflicted massive damage on their communities and created a public nuisance that costs the counties hundreds of millions of dollars… Continue reading
Sep 11 Watch 6:49 $3 billion from Sacklers ‘just a down payment’ on opioid debt, says Conn. attorney general The American opioid crisis has left a lethal mark. Experts estimate as many as 400,000 people may have died from overdoses and related problems in the past several decades. Now, more than 20 states appear to have reached a comprehensive… Continue watching
Jul 29 Trump administration tightens opioid prescriptions for federal employees By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press The Federal Employee Health Benefits Program is the world's largest job-based health plan, covering an estimated 9 million people, including workers, retirees and family members. Continue reading
May 28 Watch 3:07 News Wrap: Iran says ‘no prospect’ of nuclear negotiations with U.S. In our news wrap Tuesday, a $19 billion disaster aid bill that would have brought much-needed assistance to storm-ravaged areas has stalled for a second time in the House. Republican Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky objected to the measure over… Continue watching