Opioid

Article content LAS VEGAS (AP) — The state of Nevada has reached a $285 million settlement with Walgreens regarding the pharmacy chain’s role in the opioid epidemic, the state’s top lawyer announced Wednesday. Article content The last…

5/5 © Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Cataldo Ambulance medics and other first responders revive a 32-year-old man who was found unresponsive and not breathing after an opioid overdose on a sidewalk in the Boston suburb of Everett, Massachusetts,…

Thousands of local governments nationwide are receiving settlement money from companies that made, sold, or distributed opioid painkillers, like Johnson & Johnson, AmerisourceBergen, and Walmart. The companies…

Companies that made, sold, or distributed opioid painkillers are paying out more than $50 billion in settlements over nearly two decades. So far, more than $3 billion has landed in state, county, and city coffers.…

Cara Murez TUESDAY, June 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- The medication buprenorphine normalizes brain function in people addicted to opioids, but teens rarely receive it at U.S. treatment…

It is common for senior creditors of a distressed company to object when a cheque is about to be mailed out to parties ranking lower in the priority of payouts.Those junior claims are likely soon to be worthless and it is argued that…

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico has settled with Walgreens for $500 million over the pharmacy chain’s role in distributing highly addictive prescription painkillers.The agreement was signed in March, and state…

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (NYSE: TEVA; TASE: TEVA) today announced the conclusion of a full resolution on its US nationwide settlement agreement on opioid claims brought by US states, their subdivisions, and…

By SAMANTHA HENDRICKSON - Associated Press/Report For America COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — At Cleveland's Urban Kutz Barbershop, customers can flip through magazines as they wait, or help themselves…

Pune, India, June 06, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The global Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) market size was valued at USD 3.10 billion in 2022. The market is projected to grow from USD 3.35 billion in 2023 to USD 6.14 billion by 2030, exhibiting…