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Ohio Valley States Will Reap $45M From Opioid Suit Settlement With McKinsey Consulting
LOUSIVILLE, Ky. (OVR) — Kentucky, Ohio, and West Virginia will collectively receive roughly $45 million as part of settlement agreements announced Thursday resolving lawsuits against consulting giant McKinsey & Company… Read More
Consulting Giant McKinsey To Settle Opioid Claims For $573 Million
McKinsey is the latest major American corporation to face legal, financial and public relations peril stemming from its role in the nation’s deadly opioid epidemic.
Addiction In The Pandemic: Overdose Deaths Surge As Coronavirus Adds To Opioid Crisis
FRANKFORT, Ky. (OVR) — Terrance D. has been sober for more than 15 years and Narcotics Anonymous has been a big part of his recovery. He uses a pseudonym when… Read More
Ohio Saw Record Surge In Opioid Overdose Deaths Last Year
(WOUB) — Deaths from opioid overdoses hit a record high in Ohio last year. During the three months of the second quarter, the overdose death rate statewide was 11.01 per… Read More
Marietta Doctor Sentenced To Eight Years In Prison For Illegally Distributing Opioids
COLUMBUS, Ohio – A Marietta doctor was sentenced in U.S. District Court Friday to eight years in prison for illegally prescribing opioids and other controlled substances and defrauding health care… Read More
AP Source: Feds Sue Walmart Over Role In Opioid Crisis
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Justice Department is suing Walmart, alleging the company unlawfully dispensed controlled substances through its pharmacies, helping to fuel the opioid crisis in America. That’s according to… Read More
Watchdog Report Finds Over-Prescription Of Opioids For Some Medicaid Patients
(Ohio Valley ReSource) — A report from a federal oversight agency shows that over 4,000 patients in the Ohio Valley received high amounts of opioids in 2018 through Medicaid, potentially putting hundreds… Read More
Worsening Opioid Crisis Overshadowed In Presidential Race
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Like millions of Americans, Diane Urban watched the first presidential debate last month at home with her family. When it was over, she turned off the… Read More
Purdue Pharma Reaches $8B Opioid Deal With Justice Department Over Oxycontin Sales
Critics say the settlement doesn’t hold company executives or members of the Sackler family accountable for their aggressive marketing of Oxycontin which helped fuel the nation’s opioid epidemic.
Opioid Scandal Haunts Drug Companies As They Respond To Pandemic
Thousands of lawsuits that ground to a halt because of COVID-19 are moving forward again as local, state and federal courts reopen around the U.S.
Coronavirus Crisis Spurs Access To Online Treatment For Opioid Addiction
The federal government has waived a law that required an in-person doctor’s visit before patients could be prescribed drugs that quell withdrawal symptoms. That’s a boon for patients, counselors say.
“Understanding the Opioid Epidemic” to air Tuesday, April 21 at 10 pm
“UNDERSTANDING THE OPIOID EPIDEMIC,” The program is a one-hour PBS documentary that traces the causes behind the unprecedented growth in the use of prescription opioids and the devastating impact these… Read More
$1.25B West Virginia Opioid Settlement Trial Date Set
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia communities seeking a $1.25 billion settlement with the opioid industry are set to go on trial against the companies in late August. An Aug…. Read More
AG Wants More Time to Get Communities to Join Opioid Settlement Plan
Friday is the deadline for Ohio communities suing drug makers and distributors to decide to continue with their lawsuits or join the state’s effort to reach what’s likely to be a massive… Read More
W. Va. Plan for Free Transport to Opioid Treatment Starts in March
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – People with opioid use disorder will soon be able to get free public transit to West Virginia treatment centers under a new health department initiative. The… Read More
Latest Ohio Opioid Deal Aims to Appease Cities, Counties
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Local governments would get more authority over how Ohio’s share of a national opioid settlement is spent – but their guaranteed percentage would remain at 30%… Read More
Only Half of Ohio’s Rehab Centers Offer this Proven Opioid Addiction Treatment
Tammy’s struggle with substance use started with pain pills she found in her grandmother’s cabinet. Then it escalated to heroin. “It’s a full time job,” she says. “Most people think… Read More
Gov. DeWine Likes What He’s Hearing About Proposed Opioid Settlement
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine says he is cautiously satisfied with the terms of a potential massive settlement against drug companies and distributors who have been accused of enabling the opioid… Read More
Hearing in Opioid Cases set in Charleston
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) — A court hearing in two West Virginia lawsuits that accuse several drug firms of fueling the opioid epidemic has been set in Charleston. The hearing is… Read More
Ex-Drug Company Execs Face Sentencing In Opioid Bribery Case
The founder and former top employees of a pharmaceutical company are being sentenced in a bribery scheme that prosecutors say helped fuel the national opioid epidemic. Starting Monday, seven people… Read More
Major League Baseball Drops Marijuana, Adds Opioids, Cocaine To ‘Drugs Of Abuse’ List
The changes follow the death of Los Angeles Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs, who was found with opioids and alcohol in his system.
Yost Pitches Constitutional Amendment to Protect Opioid Settlement Money
The Ohio Attorney General’s office has crafted a proposal that would put guardrails around potential opioid lawsuit settlement money to make sure the funds are used specifically for the opioid… Read More
Cuyahoga County Dedicates Fund to Hold Opioid Settlement Cash
CLEVELAND (AP) – One of the Ohio counties that struck a major settlement last month with the three biggest U.S. drug distributors and a major drugmaker has set up a… Read More
In The Fight For Money For The Opioid Crisis, Will The Youngest Victims Be Left Out?
The opioid epidemic is intergenerational, with tens of thousands of babies born every year dependent on opioids. Advocates worry lawsuits against the drug industry might overlook these children.
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