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![Prize winners and other observers look on Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2018, in Columbus, Ohio, as another $2.4 million is awarded through the Ohio Opioid Technology Challenge.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/AP_18255530360391-e1566927116327-900x422.jpg)
Ohio Awards Final Prizes in Opioid Science Challenge
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Ohio has awarded the final round of prizes in its global technology challenge seeking scientific breakthroughs to address the U.S. opioid crisis. Four winners were announced… Read More
![Oklahoma Attorney General Mike Hunter speaks to the media at a news conference following closing arguments in Oklahoma's ongoing opioid drug lawsuit against Johnson & Johnson Monday, July 15, 2019, in Norman, Okla.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/AP_19196717943584-e1566852201978-900x422.jpg)
Oklahoma Judge Rules Against Drugmaker in Opioid Lawsuit, Orders $572M Payment
By: Sean Murphy | AP
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NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — An Oklahoma judge on Monday found Johnson & Johnson and its subsidiaries helped fuel the state’s opioid crisis and ordered the consumer products giant to pay… Read More
![In this Aug. 17, 2018 file photo, family and friends who have lost loved ones to OxyContin and opioid overdoses protest outside Purdue Pharma headquarters in Stamford, Conn.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/AP_19015766478500-e1547655743431-900x422.jpg)
Court Lets Purdue Pharma Court Records be Made Public
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — The secret testimony from former Purdue Pharma President Richard Sackler and other records in a Kentucky opioids lawsuit must be made public after the state Supreme… Read More
![A gavel in front of some legal books](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/gavel-e1529433489894-900x422.jpg)
West Virginia AG Sues Opioid Makers, Says They Hid Risks
By: Associated Press
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – West Virginia’s top prosecutor says he’s sued the major opioid makers Johnson & Johnson and Teva Pharmaceuticals USA for misrepresenting the risks of their painkilling drugs…. Read More
![Gov. John Kasich](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/kasich_pic_3-e1543341535584-900x422.jpg)
Duo Hopes to Push Opioid Settlement Toward Hospitals
By: Julie Carr Smyth | AP
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — West Virginia University President Gordon Gee and former Ohio Gov. John Kasich are creating a nonprofit that will fight to steer cash from any national opioid… Read More
![A reporter holds up an example of the amount of fentanyl that can be deadly](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/AP_18163738950164-e1538085639967-900x422.jpg)
Former WV Deputy, Son Charged in Large Fentanyl Bust
By: Associated Press
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HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) — Authorities say a retired West Virginia sheriff’s deputy and his son have been indicted on federal drug charges. U.S. Attorney Mike Stuart on Thursday announced the… Read More
![A bottle of OxyContin with pills scattered around](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/AP_17261825665428-e1505996294753-900x422.jpg)
Feds: Pharmacy Ignored Red Flags When Filling Prescriptions
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Federal prosecutors say they’ve suspended a West Virginia pharmacy’s registration for improperly dispensing prescription drugs. U.S. Attorney Mike Stuart announced the suspension against Oak Hill Hometown… Read More
![The West Virginia state capitol building](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/West-Virginia-Statehouse-e1518097711392-900x422.jpg)
W.Va. Lawmakers Ask for Control of $37M Opioid Settlement
By: Associated Press
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – A group of West Virginia lawmakers want control of a recent $37 million opioid settlement with the drug distributor McKesson. Members of the House of Delegates… Read More
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Ohio-Based Drug Company, 4 People Indicted in US Painkiller Probe
By: Dan Sewell | Associated Press
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CINCINNATI (AP) — A wholesale drug distributor linked to the flood of opioids into Appalachia and two of its former executives were charged with conspiring to illegally distribute millions of… Read More
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Buried in Opioids, Sickened Community Eyes Drugmakers’ Role
By: Angie Wang | John Minchillo | Associated Press
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JACKSON, Ohio (AP) — The numbers are staggering: An average yearly total of 107 opioid pills per resident were distributed over a seven-year period in this rural Appalachian county. The… Read More
![A bottle of OxyContin with pills scattered around](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/AP_17261825665428-e1505996294753-900x422.jpg)
New Data Show Opioid Deaths May Have Peaked, And Reveal Scale Of Past Pain Pill Sales
By: Aaron Payne | Ohio Valley ReSource
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Two newly released sets of government data show that the death toll from the nation’s opioid crisis may finally be dropping and also reveal the scale of the pain pill… Read More
![A bottle of OxyContin with pills scattered around](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/AP_17261825665428-e1505996294753-900x422.jpg)
Released Data Shows Spread of 76 Billion Opioid Pills
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CLEVELAND (AP) — Newly public federal data shows how drug companies increased shipments of opioid painkillers across the U.S. as a national addiction crisis accelerated from 2006 to 2012. The… Read More
![Oxycodone pain pills prescribed for a patient with chronic pain are photographed in 2016. Attorneys unveiled a plan Friday morning which they say would move the nation closer to a global settlement of lawsuits stemming from the deadly opioid crisis.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/gettyimages-517239628-428301b1fca4423c66e1302d9b89ffd1e433e7ca-e1560525388673-900x422.jpg)
Architecture For Landmark Nationwide Opioid Settlement Unveiled
By: Brian Mann | NPR
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If finalized, such a deal could funnel tens of billions of dollars to American communities struggling with the addiction crisis, while restoring stability to one of the country’s biggest industries.
![Insys Therapeutics founder John Kapoor departs federal court in Boston, Jan. 30. On Monday the company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, saying it needs to sell its assets to pay back creditors. Kapoor, who was convicted last month of racketeering, owns more than 63% of the company.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/ap_19030787840731-358dd7cdc277f2d0980b5b17617a4f3e17f2fc40-e1560199876320-900x422.jpg)
Insys Files For Chapter 11, Days After Landmark Opioid Settlement Of $225 Million
By: Vanessa Romo | NPR
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The maker of a highly addictive fentanyl-based drug wants to sell its assets to pay some $250 million in debts. The move could let the company out of part of the settlement deal reached last week.
![Patrick Morrisey](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/AP_18309619265322-e1558020319426-900x422.jpg)
W. Va. Joins Four Other States in Suing OxyContin Maker
By: Associated Press
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CHARLESTON, West Virginia (AP) – Five state attorneys general have announced new lawsuits against the maker of OxyContin as they seek to hold the drug industry responsible for an opioid… Read More
![A bottle of OxyContin with pills scattered around](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/AP_17261825665428-e1505996294753-900x422.jpg)
West Virginia Settles Lawsuit With Drug Distributor for $37 Million
By: Aaron Payne | Ohio Valley ReSource
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A major drug company has agreed to settle a lawsuit accusing it of contributing to the opioid epidemic in one of the Ohio Valley’s hardest hit states. And officials there… Read More
![A bottle of OxyContin with pills scattered around](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/AP_17261825665428-e1505996294753-900x422.jpg)
Judge: Former Opioid Advocate Can Testify Against Industry
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A federal jury will be able to hear from a doctor who spent decades advocating for broader use of powerful prescription painkillers before turning against the opioid industry. A special… Read More
![In Massachusetts last July, several Franklin County Jail inmates, seated, were watched by a nurse (left) and a corrections officer after receiving their daily doses of buprenorphine, a drug that helps control opioid cravings. By some estimates, at least half to two thirds of today's U.S. jail population has a substance use or dependence problem.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/ap_18214767759315-2-f9ce2a557eefcc0aa1675ada886bf5036a5ce274-e1556123015664-900x422.jpg)
County Jails Struggle With A New Role As America’s Prime Centers For Opioid Detox
By: Eric Westervelt | NPR
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The National Sheriffs’ Association has published a detailed guide to jail-based medication-assisted treatment. States hardest hit by opioids are moving fastest to get inmates the help needed to quit.
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Federal Opioid Strikeforce Indicts More Than A Dozen Ohio Valley Doctors
By: Aaron Payne | Ohio Valley ReSource
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The U.S. Department of Justice announced on Wednesday more than a dozen indictments against doctors in the Ohio Valley on charges relating to the illegal distribution of opioids. These are… Read More
![Liu Yuejin of China's National Narcotics Control Commission speaks at a Beijing press conference on Monday. He announced that all fentanyl-related drugs will become controlled substances, effective May 1.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/ap_19091191845380-a8360620b917c21abc66e50d60958aa4824e0df7-e1554475262611-900x422.jpg)
China To Close Loophole On Fentanyl After U.S. Calls For Opioid Action
By: Sasha Ingber | NPR
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Some manufacturers evaded scrutiny by slightly modifying the molecular structures of substances. Monday’s announcement “puts a wider array of substances under regulation,” a Chinese official says.
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ARC Provides Funds For Addiction Treatment Projects In Athens County and Kentucky
By: Aaron Payne | Ohio Valley ReSource
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The Appalachian Regional Commission has awarded more than two million dollars to expand addiction treatment and recovery resources for women in rural regions of the Ohio Valley hit hard by… Read More
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Ohio Budget Includes Funds for Narcotics Intelligence Center
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine’s budget plan includes funding to set up a state narcotics intelligence center to combat the opioid epidemic. The new center, which would… Read More
![Andy Beshear](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/AP_17067616210055-e1505736668382-900x422.jpg)
Political Feud Complicates Kentucky’s Fight Against Opioids
By: Associated Press
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – A political feud between Kentucky’s top elected officials is complicating the state’s effort to hold drug companies accountable for their part in the opioid epidemic. That… Read More
![Gavel leaning against a row of law books](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/AdobeStock_110666651-e1518880023556-900x422.jpeg)
Federal Judges Changes Trial Sequence for Opioid Lawsuits
By: Associated Press
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CLEVELAND (AP) — The federal judge overseeing hundreds of lawsuits filed against manufacturers and distributors of opioid drugs is changing the lineup for the first “bellwether” trial in Cleveland. U.S…. Read More
![A bottle of OxyContin with pills scattered around](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/AP_17261825665428-e1505996294753-900x422.jpg)
No More Oxycontin For Injured Workers In Ohio
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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As of July 1, the Ohio Bureau of Worker’s Compensation will no longer pay for a powerful painkiller that’s at the center of the opioid crisis here in the Buckeye State. Ohio… Read More