opioid epidemic
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PublishedSeptember 30, 2019
Purdue Pharma family profits from sale of resorts in regions plagued by opioid crisis
Some members of the billionaire Sackler family will reap about $60 million in financial gains from the sale of 17 ski resorts in the Northeast and Midwest.
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PublishedSeptember 19, 2019
Purdue Pharma, facing thousands of lawsuits and bankruptcy, wants to give $34 million in bonuses
Connecticut Attorney General William Tong says that money is 'owed to the victims of the opioid epidemic.'
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PublishedSeptember 14, 2019
In Cherokee country, opioid crisis seen as existential threat
Data shows that Native Americans had higher rates of overdose deaths from prescription painkillers and illicit opioids than any other racial and ethnic group from 2003 through 2013.
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PublishedSeptember 14, 2019
States split by party on accepting Purdue Pharma settlement
Republican state attorneys general chiefly support a tentative multibillion-dollar settlement with the OxyContin maker, while their Democratic counterparts mostly oppose it.
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PublishedSeptember 7, 2019
Opioid talks at impasse; Purdue bankruptcy filing expected
Attempts to reach a nationwide settlement over the opioid crisis with OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma have stalled.
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PublishedSeptember 7, 2019
Commentary: King bill would ease looming physical therapist shortfall
Encouraging physical therapists to practice in underserved areas by offering them student loan relief would give more Mainers a healthier option to painkilling drugs.
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PublishedSeptember 7, 2019
Commentary: Usual responses to drug epidemics won’t reverse fentanyl fatalities
Solutions should focus on creative supply disruption, supervised opioid use sites and new forms of treatment.
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PublishedSeptember 4, 2019
Trump administration announces nearly $2 billion in opioid grants
The money is destined for states and local governments to help provide treatment and recovery services.
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PublishedSeptember 3, 2019
Rally 4 Recovery set for Sunday
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PublishedAugust 30, 2019
Some states, towns skeptical over proposed opioid settlement
Some state attorneys general and local governments are skeptical of a proposed settlement with OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma over its role in the nation's opioid addiction crisis.
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