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Pharmacy operators CVS, Walmart and Walgreens must pay a combined $650.6 million to two Ohio counties to address the damage done by the opioid epidemic.

CNBC - 2 days ago

Does smoking weed affect driving? It's complicated -- How quickly does THC get into your bloodstream after smoking a joint ― and for how long is evidence of weed consumption detectable in your body? These are crucial factors to consider before getting behind the wheel.

Deutsche Welle - 2 days ago

In Tampa Bay, Florida Republican Rick Scott unveils bill to fight opioid epidemic

Tampa Bay Times - 3 days ago

Judge rules Walgreens contributed to San Francisco opioid crisis

The Week - 8 days ago

Walgreens Contributed To San Francisco Opioid Crisis: Judge

A federal judge ruled Wednesday that Walgreens can be held responsible for over-dispensing highly addictive drugs for years without proper oversight.

Huffington Post - 9 days ago

Rapidly rising deaths involving cocaine contributes to Wales' deadliest-ever year for drugs

WalesOnline - 13 days ago

Britain's cocaine epidemic laid bare: Drug deaths hit record high with coke fatalities up 7-FOLD in decade as experts blame Covid lockdowns for fuelling addiction crisis and middle class's love for 'gear' (which is delivered quicker than pizza!)

Daily Mail - 16 days ago

Israel's Teva reaches proposed $4.35 bln settlement of U.S. opioid lawsuits

YNET News - 23 days ago

Israel's Teva reaches opioid settlement in San Francisco

Company to pay 25 million dollars in cash and 20 million in supplies for overdose-reversal drugs after charges it fueled opioid epidemic but does not admit responsibility; hopes to settle U.S. nation liability by end of year

YNET News - 1 month ago

Drug distributors win key federal opioid trial in hard-hit West Virginia county

The Week - 1 month ago

Inside Purdue Pharma’s Media Playbook: How It Planted the Opioid “Anti-Story”

OxyContin’s makers delayed the reckoning for their role in the opioid crisis by funding think tanks, placing friendly experts on leading outlets, and deterring or challenging negative coverage.

ProPublica - 2 months ago

New Documents Show How Drug Companies Targeted Doctors to Increase Opioid Prescriptions

A trove of documents published as part of a legal settlement offers an unvarnished look inside the financial relationships between pharmaceutical companies and the medical community — from the perspective of drug companies themselves.

ProPublica - 3 months ago

I've seen the ruined lives behind the cocaine habits of the dinner party set who love to brag about their ethical values, writes HARRIET SERGEANT

Daily Mail - 5 months ago

Heroin addict babies, leeches, dodgy spivs? Come on, nurse - it's meant to be Christmas!

Daily Mail - 5 months ago

4 Olympic Games staffers from U.S. and U.K. arrested for using cocaine

Tokyo Reporter - 7 months ago

We Are Releasing the Full Video of Richard Sackler's Testimony About Purdue Pharma and the Opioid Crisis

ProPublica - 1 year ago

Opioid Overdoses Keep Surging in Chicago, Killing Black People on the West Side

ProPublica - 2 years ago

Amid Opioid Crisis, Insurers Restrict Pricey, Less Addictive Painkillers