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Judge says he’ll approve opioid settlement with OxyContin maker Purdue and Sackler family

ustowner-013 2025-11-14 15:52

A federal bankruptcy court judge on Friday said he will approve OxyContin-maker Purdue Pharma’s latest deal to settle thousands of lawsuits over the t[……] ....

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FDA asks Justice Department to classify gas station products with opioid-like effects as illicit substances

ustowner-013 2025-07-30 05:24

The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday recommended classifying 7-OH, a compound with opioid-like effects found in unregulated tablets, gummies an[……] ....

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Families of those lost in opioid crisis ‘devastated’ by Supreme Court’s decision to reject Purdue settlement

ustowner-011 2024-06-27 22:37

Some people who lost family members to opioids expressed shock and sadness, but also a resolve to keep fighting, after the Supreme Court on Thursday t[……] ....

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Local governments struggle to distribute their share of billions from opioid settlements

ustowner-011 2024-05-13 02:50

Settlement money to help stem the decades-long opioid addiction and overdose epidemic is rolling out to small towns and big cities across the U.S., bu[……] ....

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Local governments struggle to distribute their share of billions from opioid settlements

ustowner-011 2024-05-12 06:43

Settlement money to help stem the decades-long opioid addiction and overdose epidemic is rolling out to small towns and big cities across the U.S., bu[……] ....

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Voters who care about America’s drug crisis deserve better than political rhetoric

ustowner-011 2024-01-29 01:28

During the 2016 presidential election, the opioid crisis caught the spotlight as one of the central issues for voters in the Midwest and Northeast. Bu[……] ....

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As opioids devastate tribes in Washington state, tribal leaders push for added funding

ustowner-011 2024-01-16 19:38

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Tribal leaders in Washington state are urging lawmakers there to pass a bill that would send millions of dollars in funding to t[……] ....

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Probe of ‘massive’ fentanyl ring leads to 23 in custody and 250K pills seized: Officials

ustowner-011 2023-11-21 20:19

The investigation began with the overdose death of a young mom. New details of a federal investigation into a “massive” fentanyl ring were released[……] ....

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In crowded field of psychedelic startups, Filament CEO makes case for ‘natural’ drugs

ustowner-011 2023-11-14 02:13

A recent boom in psychedelic research has given way to a bumper crop of startups seeking to harness the potential of mind-altering drugs for treating[……] ....

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