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Sackler family and Purdue agree to pay Utah $57 million for opioid damages

The family that brought OxyCotin to market has agreed to a $7.4 billion nationwide settlement, and Utah is poised to get a cut.

Tennessee Spearheads Historic $7.4 Billion Opioid Settlement with Sackler Family & Purdue Pharma

Tennessee and 15 states have reached a $7.4 billion settlement with the Sackler family and Purdue Pharma for their role in the opioid crisis, the largest of its kind in US history.

Florida will get part of a $7.4B opioid settlement with Purdue Pharma

The Florida Attorney General’s Office says the settlement will help fund opioid addiction treatment, prevention and recovery programs.

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Movie shows opioid epidemic from the perspective of those in the middle of it

A movie filed in Eastern Kentucky last summer is making the rounds in movie theatres all over the world. The movie is called ...

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NY paramedics could get a tool to help opioid abusers break the habit

Proponents of the plan to equip paramedics with buprenorphine call it the "missing link" in the bridge to recovery for many ...

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St. Louis organization LIV Recovery fights opioid epidemic, saving one life at a time

Researchers credit the drop in opioid overdoses to widespread availability of life-saving antidote naloxone and expanded ...

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VIDEO: Home decimated by fire in Old Saybrook; 2 firefighters hurt

Marisol Arroyo-Castro was expected to learn if she’ll keep her job on Friday, according to her attorney.

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The opioid crisis is a crime. So addiction treatment should be free.

For people who study the opioid epidemic, 2025 marks a grim anniversary: It has been 30 years since the Food and Drug ...

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