US Agency Softens Opioid Prescribing Guidelines for Doctors
The nation’s top public health agency has revised its guidelines for U.S. doctors prescribing oxycodone and other opioid painkillers.
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J&J Agrees to Pay $230M to Settle New York Opioid Claim
The New York attorney general says Johnson & Johnson has agreed to pay $230 million to settle claims that the pharmaceutical giant helped fuel the opioid crisis.
Drugmaker Mallinckrodt Reaches $1.6B Opioid Settlement
The English company was one of the highest-volume opioid producers in the U.S.
Opioid Settlement Would Divide Money Based on Local Impact
Published reports say a proposed $10 billion to $12 billion settlement of the opioid claims with Purdue Pharma is taking shape.
Oklahoma Judge Rules Against Drugmaker, Orders $572M Payment
Oklahoma pursued the case under the state's public nuisance statute.
UW Awarded Grants to Address Opioid Crisis, Suicide Prevention
The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention lists Wyoming, as of 2016, as 3rd highest in the nation for suicides per state.
Feds Say Heroin, Fentanyl Remain Biggest Drug Threat to U.S.
Legislation that Trump signed last week will add treatment options and force the U.S. Postal Service to screen overseas packages for fentanyl.