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NY to receive up to $250M in landmark $7.4B opioid settlement

The agreement also ends the Sacklers’ control of Purdue Pharma and prohibits them from selling opioids in the United States.

CBS News on MSN · 21h

Sacklers, Purdue Pharma reach $7.4B settlement with 15 states over opioid crisis

The Sackler family and Purdue Pharma, the maker of the addictive painkiller oxycontin, have reached a $7.4 billion settlement with a bipartisan coalition of 15 states for fueling the opioid crisis, New York Attorney General Letitia James announced Thursday.

Yahoo · 18h

Purdue Pharma, owners could pay $7.4 billion in new settlement over toll of OxyContin

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Odds of Opioid Misuse Lower in States With Medical Cannabis Laws

For individuals reporting cannabis use, the odds of opioid misuse are reduced among individuals in states with medical ...

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Connecticut to invest nearly $60 million in recovery support for people with opioid use disorder

Gov. Ned Lamont and Attorney General William Tong announced the state is investing $58.6 million to create a program ...

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Englewood Health's Strategies to Combat Rising Opioid Use in Post-Pandemic America

Vinnidhy Dave, D.O., hospice specialist and director of palliative medicine at Englewood Health Physician Network, and Lauren Savage, director of population health at Englewood Hospital, discuss what ...

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Attorney General McCuskey announces new opioid settlement with Purdue Pharma, Sackler family

Purdue Pharma and the Sackler family that controls the major prescription opioids manufacturer have agreed to a $7.4 billion settlement with West Virginia and 13 other states due to fueling the ...

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Kitsap paramedics will provide emerging medication to aid opioid recovery

Under a new state pilot, paramedics in Kitsap County will start administering a medication that blunts withdrawals and cravings.

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United States Fails to Meet Growing Substance Use Care Needs

Despite a rise in the number of individuals needing treatment for substance use disorder in the United States, treatment ...

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How new partnership with Swinomish will bring opioid treatment resources to Bellingham

Whatcom County Health and Community Services has partnered with the Swinomish tribe’s didgʷálič Wellness Center to bring a ...

WBRE Wilkes-Barre on MSN16h

Opioid Education and treatment across NEPA

Since the opioid epidemic was declared an emergency in 2017, it has claimed more than 450,000 lives, but local drug and alcohol specialists are working to fight the crisis daily. The ...

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Changes in opioid use outcomes after passage of medical marijuana laws

A new study found no changes in opioid outcomes among the general population with the states' passage of medical and recreational marijuana laws. However, the findings also show decreases in opioid ...

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Problematic Pharmaceutical Opioid Use Common in Noncancer Pain

Clinicians and policymakers need a more accurate estimate of the prevalence of problematic opioid use, authors say.

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