City of Baltimore Triumphs at Trial Against Opioid-Distribution Companies
A jury on Tuesday ruled in favor of the City of Baltimore, finding that two drug distribution companies fueled the opioid epidemic in the...
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Aug 82 min read
Baltimore Plagued With Opioid Crisis, City Leaders Don’t Fight Back
For years, Baltimore’s leaders gave overdoses little public attention, even as the death rate swelled to unprecedented levels. But for a...
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Crime and Justice News
Jul 122 min read
Methadone Can Save Lives, But Only if People Can Access It
Methadone is a proven treatment for people with opioid use disorder, and policymakers should be guided by patients, to create policies...
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Crime and Justice News
May 171 min read
Claims Proceed Against Consultants Who Helped Purdue Pharma Downplay Risks of Opiod Addiction
A federal judge allowed on Thursday some claims to proceed from a narrow class of consumers -- women who used opiods while pregnant -- in...
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Crime and Justice News
Dec 5, 20231 min read
SCOTUS Justices Seemed Split During Purdue Pharma Arguments
After the Supreme Court heard two hours of arguments Monday in a bankruptcy settlement for Purdue Pharma, “justices seemed divided,” the...
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Crime and Justice News
Nov 16, 20232 min read
'Addiction Crisis' Much Broader Than Fentanyl and Opioids, With Rapidly Growing 'Polysubstance Use'
Even as President Biden pressed Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Wednesday to crack down on the Chinese firms that are helping to produce...
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Crime and Justice News
Oct 16, 20231 min read
Rite Aid Files Bankruptcy After Opioid Lawsuits
Debt-laden Rite Aid filed for bankruptcy protection on Sunday and said it would close underperforming stores, as the drugstore chain...
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Crime and Justice News
Jun 8, 20232 min read
Does Traditional Drug Enforcement Make the Opioid Crisis Worse?
Five years after his curiosity was piqued when Indianapolis Emergency Medical Services workers told him that police drug seizures seemed...
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Crime and Justice News
May 25, 20232 min read
Study: Opioid Epidemic Fueled Homicides, Not Just Overdoses
A new study finds that the epidemic of opioid abuse likely made homicide rates worse than they otherwise would have been, particularly...
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Crime and Justice News
Jun 28, 20221 min read
Oklahoma Settles $250M With Drug Distributors Over Opioid Crisis
Oklahoma reached a $250 million settlement with AmerisourceBergen Corp, Cardinal Health Inc. and McKesson Corp resolve allegations the...
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