The FDA approved the opioid drug OxyContin (oxycodone) in 1995, and it entered the market in 1996 with high...
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Alabama looks to spend initial $10 million from opioid settlement on addiction treatment
/ Alabama, USAA bill introduced in the Alabama legislature will send most of this year’s $10 million opioid settlement payment to...
Company averts a trial to determine damages as drug-related deaths surged by 41% in the city in the first...
$808 million settlement was reached with 3 giant pharmaceutical distributors, Johnson & Johnson The state panel that will decide...
Early in President Joe Biden’s tenure, his administration promised to play a key role in ensuring opioid settlement funds...
DC: Juul to pay $462 million to settle youth vaping claims from six states
/ California, Colorado, District of Columbia, Illinois, Massachusetts, New Mexico, New York, USAJuul will pay $462 million to settle claims by six states and Washington D.C. that the vaping company marketed...
NJ: Mobile addiction treatment and naloxone expansion part of Camden County’s plans for opioid settlement funds
/ New Jersey, USAThe first year of settlement funds from national opioid lawsuits have reached Camden County, where officials will prioritize treatment...
Gov. Doug Burgum has set up a committee that will determine how the funds should be distributed and used....
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Southwestern Pennsylvania counties are making sure overdose prevention drugs are everywhere
In Pennsylvania, USAJanuary 24, 2025MI: Munson Healthcare installs Narcan distribution boxes
January 24, 2025OH: ‘People are not alone’: Thrive for Change promotes fentanyl test strips to prevent overdose deaths
January 23, 2025West Virginia Department of Human Services Continues Progress in Reducing Overdose Deaths
In USA, West VirginiaJanuary 23, 2025ME: End of prominent syringe-exchange service in Bangor causes ripple effects
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