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Money from the latest settlement agreement with Purdue Pharma will boost counties’ efforts to curb opioid addiction and overdoses, some of which have already led to innovative programs.

Hit hard by the opioid epidemic, Arkansas will collect a sizable chunk of settlement cash for treatment, research and ...

Purdue Pharma announced its settlement with all 55 attorneys general on Monday after longstanding allegations.

A philanthropist, she became her late husband’s defender during the opioid crisis tied to the Sackler family name.

New Jersey allocated $45 million in opioid settlement funds to four hospitals in a last-minute budget maneuver.

Deaths continue today, evidence of the drugs’ powerful hold over those addicted, despite efforts and enormous amounts of ...

He allegedly used fake patient information to fill prescriptions that lacked a paper script copy. He then placed the ...

Nevada’s Attorney General Aaron Ford announced Tuesday which programs are benefiting from $1.2 billion in settlements from ...

Mecklenburg County leaders are considering a plan to allocate millions to local resources in the fight against opioid addiction. Public documents show county leaders may double their investment in ...

Purdue prepares to pay up, leaving unanswered questions about justice, accountability and how hundreds of thousands of lives ...