Ty Schepis / The ConversationNov 27, 2023
While overall drug overdose deaths have risen in the past year, the most recent data highlights a troubling trend among America's youth. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Raj Menon / TomDispatchFeb 4, 2020
Poverty among children in a wealthy country like the United States should summon shame and outrage. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )
GEOFF MULVIHILL / The Associated PressJan 24, 2020
A federal judge overseeing the drug company's bankruptcy case sets a June 30 claims deadline and allows CEO to collect a $1.3 million bonus. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
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RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR / The Associated PressJan 21, 2020
Pressed by constituents and state officials, lawmakers of both parties agree to broaden the scope of a $1.5 billion grant program. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Mattea Kramer / TomDispatchNov 20, 2019
The pharmaceutical executives behind the opioid crisis could learn a thing or two from people in recovery from drug addiction. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )
JULIE CARR SMYTH and GEOFF MULVIHILL / The Associated PressOct 21, 2019
The trial would have involved two Ohio counties, but was seen as a test case that could prod opposing sides toward a nationwide settlement. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
GEOFF MULVIHILL / The Associated PressOct 15, 2019
Lost lifetime earnings of those who died and the increased health care costs make up the bulk of that amount, Society of Actuaries finds. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
CARLA K. JOHNSON and GEOFF MULVIHILL / The Associated PressOct 6, 2019
Four people touched by addiction are on a bankruptcy committee that will help decide Purdue's fine and potentially, how that money will be spent. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
MARK GILLISPIE / The Associated PressSep 14, 2019
Attorneys for distributors including CVS, Rite Aid and Walmart say his effort to obtain a multibillion-dollar global settlement shows bias. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
GEOFF MULVIHILL and DAVE COLLINS / The Associated PressSep 11, 2019
Several state attorneys general vow to continue their legal battles against the Sackler family and Purdue Pharma in bankruptcy court. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Chuck Collins / OtherWordsSep 11, 2019
If history is a guide, the first to pay for much-needed government programs will be the broad middle class—but it doesn't have to be this way. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
David Armstrong and Jeff Ernsthausen / ProPublicaSep 10, 2019
Purdue Pharma maintains it was a minor player in the U.S. market for OxyContin. A new analysis of government data suggests otherwise. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )
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