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Family members exchange photographs of their lost loved ones in the lobby of the Akin Gump law firm offices on Thursday in Manhattan, NY. The family members and victims gave statements to the U.S. Bankruptcy Court with the Sackler family, who own Purdue

For the first time, victims of the opioid crisis formally confront the Sackler family

Mar 10, 2022
The Sacklers, who own Purdue Pharma, maker of Oxycontin, have maintained they did nothing wrong. People who lost loved ones and years of their lives to opioid addiction believe otherwise.
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Federal agencies report a troubling rise in overdoses from a variety of drugs that have been laced with the potent synthetic opioid fentanyl.

Overdose Deaths Surged In Pandemic, As More Drugs Were Laced With Fentanyl

Apr 22, 2021
Researchers say cocaine, meth and other street drugs are increasingly contaminated with deadly synthetic opioids, contributing to a major spike in deaths.
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Purdue Pharma headquarters in Stamford, Conn, shown last week. The company, which makes OxyContin and other drugs, filed court papers in New York on Sunday seeking Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.

Purdue Pharma, Accused Of Fueling Opioid Crisis, Files For Chapter 11

Sep 15, 2019
The bankruptcy follows the Sackler family, which owns Purdue, agreeing to surrender control of the company and offering $3 billion in cash to opioid-hit communities.
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Purdue Pharma, owned by members of the Sackler family, has tentatively struck a deal that would settle thousands of lawsuit brought by municipal and state governments alleging that the drug maker helped fuel the country's deadly opioid crisis.

Purdue Pharma Reaches Tentative Deal To Settle Thousands Of Opioid Lawsuits

Sep 11, 2019
The pending settlement likely means Purdue will avoid going to trial in the sprawling and complicated case involving some 2,300 local governments across 23 states.
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Law
Purdue Pharma, the maker of OxyContin, is facing thousands of lawsuits seeking to hold it accountable for the opioid crisis.

Sacklers Reject Demand That They Surrender Personal Wealth To Settle Opioid Claims

Sep 09, 2019

A group of state attorneys general negotiating with members of the Sackler family says they expect Purdue Pharma to file for bankruptcy "imminently," according to an email obtained by NPR.

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A police officer speaks to a man walking on New Haven Green, Wednesday, Aug. 15, in New Haven, Conn. More than a 100 people fell ill from suspected drug overdoses linked to a batch of synthetic marijuana laced with fubinaca.

Police Arrest Third Suspect In New Haven Synthetic Marijuana Overdose Case

Aug 17, 2018
Over three days, more than 100 people fell ill after smoking a batch of K2 officials say was laced with AB-Fubinaca. Police Chief Anthony Campbell said chemical was "knocking people down."
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Politics
A screenshot from a public service announcement by White House and Truth Initiative to warn youth about opioid abuse.

With Real-Life Stories, White House Ad Campaign Aims To Prevent Youth Opioid Abuse

Jun 07, 2018
Four new national ads will focus on warning young people about how easy it is to fall into opioid addiction.
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First lady Melania Trump speaks about her "Be Best" initiative in the Rose Garden of the White House on May 7.

One Month Later, What's Become Of Melania Trump's 'Be Best' Campaign?

Jun 07, 2018
Beyond shining a spotlight on issues related to the well-being of children, it's unclear what the first lady's initiative will involve.
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GW Pharmaceuticals makes Epidiolex, a medicine containing pharmaceutical-grade CBD. Last week, a panel of FDA advisers recommended approval of the drug to treat severe seizure disorders in children.

Anxiety Relief Without The High? New Studies On CBD, A Cannabis Extract

Apr 23, 2018
An FDA advisory committee last week urged approval of a drug containing cannabidiol to treat a form of epilepsy. Other scientists wonder if CBD might ease anxiety or other disorders, too.
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On Jan. 10, President Trump signed into law the bipartisan Interdict Act, to give federal agents more tools to curtail opioid trafficking. But, after declaring the opioid crisis a public health emergency last fall, Trump has been slow to request money fo

Trump Says He Will Focus On Opioid Law Enforcement, Not Treatment

Feb 07, 2018
Opioids are a public health emergency, Donald Trump says, but he hasn't acted on the White House opioid commission's recommendations to expand treatment.
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Ron Fleming, who served as a door gunner<strong> </strong>on helicopters in the Vietnam War, was admitted to the veterans hospital in San Francisco recently because of an asthma attack. Fleming has PTSD, but told his doctors he doesn't want to take medic

Reverberations Of War Complicate Vietnam Veterans' End-Of-Life Care

Dec 16, 2017
For Vietnam veterans who have lived a lifetime with the memories of war, what some say they want in death is often more nuanced and complicated than a civilian's desire.
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Brain Scientists Look Beyond Opioids To Conquer Pain

Nov 13, 2017
The search is on for opioid alternatives that can block pain without causing addiction. One promising candidate: snail venom.
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Despite increased access to overdose rescue kits containing opioid antidotes like naloxone, Pittsburgh paramedic James Dlutowski says the government should focus efforts on funding for addiction treatment.

'They Need Help': Trump Faces Backlash For Slow Response To Opioid Crisis

Oct 26, 2017
A paramedic in Pittsburgh says he and his team respond to opioid overdoses "probably at least daily." President Trump declared the crisis a public health emergency on Thursday.
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Fire Rescue crews say they get overdose calls even from restaurants and shops in Delray Beach's downtown.

Beach Town Tries To Reverse Runaway Growth Of 'Sober Homes'

Aug 10, 2017
Some local and state officials in South Florida are calling for more regulation of addiction recovery residences to help combat insurance scams.
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Got Back Pain? Try Yoga Or Massage Before Reaching For The Pills

Feb 20, 2017
New guidelines encourage doctors to tell patients to try non-drug therapies for acute lower back pain first.
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At his home in Haverhill, Mass., Colin LePage leafs through newspapers he shows to middle-schoolers to educate them about the dangers of drugs.

Organ Donations Spike In The Wake Of The Opioid Epidemic

Oct 14, 2016
So far this year, more than 1 in 4 donations in New England are from people who died after a drug overdose — a much higher rate than in the U.S. overall, though it's not clear why.
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Dr. Jessie Gaeta, chief medical officer of Health Care for the Homeless at Boston Medical Center, stands in a conference room that will soon be converted to a place where patients high on heroin or other drugs can be safely monitored.

Boston's Heroin Users Will Soon Get A Safer Place To Be High

Mar 01, 2016
Set to open within a few weeks, the room will not be a place to inject drugs or get high, say health providers. Instead, a nurse will monitor heroin users as they come down from the drug's effects.
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"The people that I know who have lost spouses, children, some of them are so ashamed that they wouldn't even acknowledge it as a cause of death," says A. Thomas McLellan, co-founder of the Treatment Research Institute.

Treating Addiction As A Chronic Disease

Feb 25, 2016
Reframing addiction as a chronic illness would help people get appropriate treatment and benefit the health care system, says A. Thomas McLellan, co-founder of the Treatment Research Institute.
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O'Connor has been sober for a year and now lives and works in a residential drug treatment program in Dover, N.H.

Anatomy Of Addiction: How Heroin And Opioids Hijack The Brain

Jan 11, 2016
Roughly 2.5 million Americans are addicted to heroin and opioids like Oxycontin. Researchers say addiction takes over the brain's limbic reward system, impairing decision making, judgment and memory.
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Sales of prescription opioid painkillers have quadrupled since 1999, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Maine Bill Aims To Make Abuse-Deterrent Painkillers More Affordable

May 20, 2015
Expensive versions of prescription opioids that are tougher to cut, crush and inject are less likely to be abused, legislators hope. But some doctors call the bill well-meant, but ill-advised.
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