Here's what's in the opioid settlement against OxyContin maker Purdue and the Sackler family

A bankruptcy court judge has approved the settlement of thousands of lawsuits against Purdue Pharma, maker of the powerful ...
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News Wrap: Bankruptcy court will approve Purdue Pharma’s opioid settlement

In our news wrap Friday, a federal bankruptcy judge will approve Purdue Pharma’s latest deal to settle lawsuits over the ...
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Virginia's opioid crisis cost $5.2 billion in 2023, but recovery investments show promise

New research shows Virginia lost $5.2 billion to the opioid crisis in 2023, a significant increase from $3.5 billion in 2020 ...

FACT FOCUS: There's no proof each strike on alleged drug boats saves 25,000 lives, as Trump claims

President Donald Trump has repeatedly claimed that strikes on suspected drug boats his administration began carrying out in September in the Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean are saving hundreds ...
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From Narcan to gun silencers, opioid settlement cash pays law enforcement tabs

Nationwide, more than $61 million in opioid settlement funds were spent on law enforcement-related efforts in 2024, according to a yearlong investigation by KFF Health News and researchers at the ...

Bangor, Maine, swears in new City Council member who went to prison for manslaughter

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A woman who was sworn in Monday as a city council member in Bangor, Maine, served time in prison for ...

The surprising new use for GLP-1s: Alcohol and drug addiction

Some doctors are prescribing weight-loss drugs such as Zepbound and Ozempic to help reduce cravings for illicit drugs and ...

Officials in North Carolina city vow to resist looming federal immigration crackdown

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Officials and community leaders opposing a pending federal immigration crackdown in North Carolina’s largest city characterized it Friday as an invasion, and urged Charlotte ...