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Last updated: November 18, 2025 11:10 AM

Judge formally approves Purdue Pharma opioid settlement, with Sacklers paying up to $7B and some funds going to victims

Bay to Bay News - 8 minutes ago

Judge approves opioid settlement for Purdue Pharma and Sackler family members who own the company

Bay to Bay News - 8 minutes ago

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. rejects his sister's accusation he uses cocaine

ABC News - 2 hours ago

Judge to explain why he’s approving Purdue Pharma settlement plan, which calls for $7b from Sacklers - The Boston Globe

Judge Sean Lane said last week that he would accept the plan, which ranks among the largest opioid settlements ever and would do something other major ones don’t: Pay some victims of the crisis.

Boston Globe - 4 hours ago

Healey's administration denies releasing records tied to former aide accused of trafficking cocaine -- The governor's office has divulged little about Cook since his arrest on drug trafficking charges.

Boston Globe - 5 hours ago

Guinea-Bissau's Embalo eyes re-election as cocaine trade, instability thrive

The Straits Times - 6 hours ago

Philippine president rejects his sister’s accusation that he uses cocaine

A spokesperson for President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said the allegations by his estranged sister, a senator, were recycled and have long been disproven.

NBC News - 11 hours ago

YouTuber Jack Doherty arrested for drug possession after blocking Miami Beach traffic for social media video, police say

Miami Beach Police announced that the 22-year-old was taken into custody on multiple charges, including possessing amphetamine and marijuana, along with resisting an officer without violence.

CBS News - 11 hours ago

Autopsy shows father of 2 fatally shot by ICE struck in neck, had cocaine in system

Chicago Tribune - 17 hours ago

Silverio Villegas González, killed by ICE agent in suburban Chicago, had cocaine in system, autopsy shows

Villegas González, a father and cook originally from Mexico, was shot at “close range” as he allegedly tried to flee a traffic stop Sept. 12, just days after the Trump administration announced an aggressive deportation campaign targeting the Chicago area.

Chicago Sun-Times - 17 hours ago

Business owner warns of fallout from THC provision in government spending bill

ABC News - 20 hours ago

A 'California sober' bar opens in New Orleans with zero-proof cocktails, THC drinks, more

The Advocate - 22 hours ago

They’re at risk of dying from opioid overdose. The government cut funding that could help them | CBC News

As deadly drug overdoses climbed across Canada, decision-makers faced political backlash for funding programs that gave drug users prescribed opioids and, against their own experts’ advice, scaled back their support of safe supply programs, an investigation by CBC’s the fifth estate has found.

CBC News - 2 days ago

Trump Says Stopping Suspected Drug Boats Doesn't Work. But the US Reports Record Cocaine Seizures

Under Trump, the U.S. military has blown up 20 suspected drug boats, resulting in 80 deaths, in the Pacific Ocean and Caribbean Sea.

Military.com - 2 days ago

'We have no choice': Indigenous guards take on cocaine gangs in Peru's Amazon

NPR - 2 days ago

'The Next Wave in the Opioid Crisis': A New Drug Stronger Than Fentanyl Is Taking Off

Rolling Stone - 3 days ago

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

NBC News - 3 days ago

Bankruptcy judge clears $7.4bn Purdue Pharma settlement

The deal could end a years-long legal battle over the OxyContin maker's role in the US opioid crisis.

BBC News - 3 days ago

A judge says he’ll approve a $7 billion opioid settlement with the Sacklers’ Purdue Pharma, including money for victims

The Baltimore Sun - 3 days ago

Opioid settlement with OxyContin maker Purdue and Sackler family could end years of legal battles

NEW YORK — Lawyers representing OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma, cities, states, counties, Native American tribes, people with addiction and others across the U.S. delivered a nearly unanimous message f

The Columbian - 3 days ago