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A pedestrian walks past a mural in Huntington, W.Va., on March 18. Huntington was once ground zero for the U.S. opioid epidemic.

Was It 'Reasonable' To Ship 81 Million Opioid Pills To This Small West Virginia City?

Jul 30, 2021
As a landmark federal opioid trial nears completion, West Virginia communities are demanding $2.5 billion in compensation. Drug firms say they acted responsibly in shipping millions of pills.
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McKesson, AmerisourceBergen and Cardinal Health have agreed to a $1.1 billion settlement with the state of New York over their alleged role in opioid distribution.

New York Reaches A $1.1 Billion Opioid Deal With The Nation's Big Drug Wholesalers

Jul 20, 2021
AmerisourceBergen, Cardinal Health and McKesson will pay out roughly $1.1 billion over the next 17 years. This comes as a national opioid settlement nears completion.
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The federal opioid trial involving drug distributors AmerisourceBergen, Cardinal Health and McKesson is taking place in the Robert C. Byrd Courthouse in Charleston, W.Va. The trial is expected to establish whether the drug distributors, accused of failin

Opioid Trial In West Virginia Comes Amid A National Reckoning For Big Pharma

May 26, 2021
Drug distributors have faced embarrassing revelations about their internal practices. One email shared by corporate executives described rural Americans addicted to opioids as "pillbillies."
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