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Connecticut Attorney General William Tong said Thursday that the state will receive a portion of approximately $720 million ...
Just as a compass always points north, accusatory fingers always find a point source of blame. From witches to martyrs to ...
North Carolina is poised to receive $150 million from a new multi-state legal settlement with pharmaceutical company Purdue ...
Iowa’s share of a legal settlement with the maker of the opioid drug OxyContin is nearly $38 million. Iowa Attorney General ...
Purdue Pharma recently reached a $7.4 billion settlement with all 50 states and the District of Columbia over its alleged role in fueling the opioid crisis through aggressive marketing of OxyContin.
Purdue's settlement has the support of all eligible US states States pledge to spend settlement funds to address the opioid addiction crisis Some individuals pressed for more details on how the funds ...
A judge could decide Friday whether to advance OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma's $7 billion-plus plan to settle thousands of ...
For the first time, an advertising company that worked on Purdue Pharma’s OxyContin account has settled a lawsuit that accused it of falsely marketing opioids as safe.
An advertising agency that helped develop marketing campaigns for OxyContin and other prescription painkillers has agreed to pay U.S. states $350 million rather than face the possibility of trials ...
Opioids OxyContin's Reformulation Linked to Rising Suicides by Children The study is one of several documenting the perverse impact of an intervention aimed at reducing substance abuse.
OxyContin is a type of medication that health experts class as an opioid. Learn more here.