Drugmaker Johnson & Johnson and three major distributors finalized nationwide settlements over their role in the opioid addiction crisis Friday, an announcement that clears the way for $26 billion to flow to nearly every state and local government in the
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Billionaire Sacklers’ immunity threatened as DOJ moves to block opioid deal
Enlarge / PURDUE PHARMA, STAMFORD, Conn. – 2019/09/12: Members of P.A.I.N. (Prescription Addiction Intervention Now) and Truth Pharm staged a protest outside Purdue Pharma headquarters over the recent, controversial opioid settlement. The Department of Justice is fighting to strip the
Dive Into the Opioid Crisis' Origin Story in Eye-Opening Trailer for Hulu's Dopesick
Michael Keaton is ready to shine a spotlight on the dark origin story of America’s opioid crisis. We’re, of course, referring to the Oscar-nominated actor’s new drama for Hulu, Dopesick, which examines how the country’s worst drug epidemic came to be.
Billionaire Sacklers granted lifetime legal immunity in opioid settlement
Enlarge / Friends and family members of people who have died during the opioid epidemic protest against a bankruptcy deal with Purdue Pharmaceuticals that allows the Sackler family to avoid criminal prosecution and to keep billions of dollars in private