Opinion

How Opioids Corrupted Organized Medicine

Matt Bivens / Truthdig Sep 7, 2024 The opioid epidemic would not have been possible without the cooperation of the House of Medicine, from journals to the AMA. Dig deeper ( 15 Min. Read )

Health & Wellness

How Dishonest Marketing Enabled the Opioid Crisis

Matt Bivens / Truthdig Jun 20, 2024 With five sentences, two researchers gamed the medical journals and confused a generation of doctors about the addiction potential of opioids. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

Opioid Victims Can Now File Claims Against Purdue Pharma

GEOFF MULVIHILL / The Associated Press Jan 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 )

Big Pharma Must Learn From Its Own Victims

Mattea Kramer / TomDispatch Nov 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 )

Victims Gain a Voice to Help Guide Purdue Pharma Bankruptcy

CARLA K. JOHNSON and GEOFF MULVIHILL / The Associated Press Oct 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 )

Tentative Opioids Settlement Falls Short of a Nationwide Deal

GEOFF MULVIHILL and DAVE COLLINS / The Associated Press Sep 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 )

The Opioid Crisis’ Chief Culprit Has No Defense

David Armstrong and Jeff Ernsthausen / ProPublica Sep 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 )

The Capitalists Are Afraid

Chris Hedges and Mr. Fish / Truthdig Sep 9, 2019 A Business Roundtable statement about the purpose of corporations shows that ruling elites fear their crimes are coming back to haunt them. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Watch the Damning Deposition the Sackler Family Wanted Buried

David Armstrong / ProPublica Aug 27, 2019 In 2015, Purdue Pharma's former chairman and president admits he illegally marketed OxyContin by understating its addictive properties. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

5 More States Sue Maker of Prescription Opioids

ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE and GEOFF MULVIHILL / The Associated Press May 16, 2019 New filings in Iowa, Kansas, Maryland, West Virginia and Wisconsin mean 45 states have now taken legal action against Purdue Pharma. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Massive Lawsuit Targets Authors of America’s Opioid Epidemic

Phillip Smith / Independent Media Institute Apr 1, 2019 More than 500 cities, counties and Native American tribes claim the Sackler family knowingly broke the law in a bid to boost drug sales. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Americans Being Decimated by the Opioid Crisis

Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan Mar 28, 2019 There are two leading risk factors for becoming addicted to opioids, and potentially dying of an overdose. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )