Pill payout: Walgreens to fork over $300M in record opioid prescription fraud settlement
CHICAGO, IL — Walgreens Boots Alliance has agreed to pay up to $350 million to resolve allegations it illegally filled millions of opioid prescriptions and submitted false claims to federal health care…
EXCLUSIVE: Medicaid Expansions Meant To Stop The Opioid Crisis ‘May Be Making It Worse,’ New Report Finds
Medicaid expansion hasn’t helped the opioid crisis and could be “making it worse,” with 14 out of the 15 states with the highest overdose rates being expansion states, according to research exclusively…
Wisconsin County Sees 17 Opioid Overdose Deaths In Three Days
Wisconsin County Sees 17 Opioid Overdose Deaths In Three Days Erinn Broadus on April 5, 2023 In Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, 17 people have overdosed and died in three days, leading some officials…
FDA Approves Over-The-Counter Opioid Antidote As Fentanyl Deaths Surge
FDA Approves Over-The-Counter Opioid Antidote As Fentanyl Deaths Surge Jennie Taer on March 29, 2023 The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Naloxone, an opioid overdose reversal drug, for over-the-counter purchase as…
U.S. FDA panel to review Emergent’s OTC opioid overdose drug
(Reuters) – The U.S. health regulator said on Tuesday its advisory panel will meet on Feb. 15 to review Emergent Biosolutions Inc’s over-the-counter (OTC) nasal spray to treat suspected opioid overdoses. Emergent…
Opioid Abuse Treatment Facility to Pay $3.15 Million for Kickback Violations, Obstructing Federal Audit, and False Claims Submitted to Government Insurance Programs
CAMDEN, N.J. – An opioid abuse treatment facility in Camden will pay a total of $3.15 million to resolve criminal and civil claims that it caused kickbacks, obstructed a federal audit, and…
Factbox-Pharmacies, drug companies settle lawsuits over U.S. opioid crisis
By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) – The sprawling, five-year-long litigation over the U.S. opioid crisis appears to be entering its final phase with finalized agreements by Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd and AbbVie Inc.…
Teva, AbbVie finalize $6.6 billion U.S. opioid settlements
By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) – Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd and AbbVie Inc have finalized the terms of settlements worth more than $6.6 billion to resolve thousands of lawsuits by U.S. state and…
Walmart to pay Pennsylvania $120 million in $3 billion national opioid addiction settlement
PHILADELPHIA, PA – Walmart has agreed to settle a national lawsuit that alleges the company’s policy on opioid prescription drugs had part in the nation’s drug and overdose epidemic. According to Pennsylvania…
Federal grants to Seattle and King County focus resources on opioid abuse and reentry from criminal justice system
Seattle – U.S. Attorney Nick Brown today highlighted Department of Justice grants awarded to Seattle and King County to assist with issues of opioid abuse and reentry to the community for those…
U.S. Attorney’s Office Announces Agreement to Ensure Access to Medications for Opioid Use Disorder at Fayette County Detention Center
LEXINGTON, Ky. – United States Attorney Carlton S. Shier, IV, announced Tuesday that an agreement has been reached with the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government’s Department of Community Corrections, to ensure that people…
Teva Pharm to pay $523 million to New York State to settle opioid lawsuit
By Steven Scheer JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Teva Pharmaceutical Industries will pay up to $523 million to New York State as part of a nationwide settlement of lawsuits alleging it helped to fuel the…
New Mexico presses opioid case vs Walgreens after settling with Walmart, Kroger
By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) – The state of New Mexico on Tuesday urged a judge to hold Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc responsible for fueling the opioid crisis in the state, delivering a…
Black Poster Project to raise awareness for America’s opioid epidemic
BRICK TOWNSHIP, NJ – Americans are increasingly dying of drug addiction and overdose with a nearly 34% rise in deaths last year alone. This weekend, the Brick Police Department and members of…
Orange County Doctor Pleads Guilty to Federal Drug Charge for Illegally Prescribing Over 120,000 Opioid Pills Over Six-Year Span
LOS ANGELES – An Orange County physician pleaded guilty today to a federal criminal charge for conspiring to illegally prescribe more than 120,000 opioid pills to 18 different people over a…
Opioid Crisis Cost America $1.5 Trillion During Year Of Pandemic And Lockdowns
Opioid Crisis Cost America $1.5 Trillion During Year Of Pandemic And Lockdowns Jennie Taer on September 28, 2022 The opioid crisis cost the country $1.5 trillion during the COVID-19 pandemic and…
U.S. Attorney’s Office Warns Skilled Nursing Facilities Not to Refuse Treatment to People with Opioid Use Disorder
BOSTON – As part of its response to the opioid crisis, United States Attorney Rachael S. Rollins sent a letter to all skilled nursing facilities in Massachusetts warning that refusing to provide…
Dearborn Doctor Who Attempted to Flee to Mexico Sentenced for Illegally Selling Powerful Opioid Pills
DETROIT – A Dearborn doctor was sentenced to four years in federal prison based on his conviction for conspiring to distribute and distributing over 12,000 powerful opioid pills, United States Attorney Dawn…
Justice Department Secures Settlement Agreement with the Indiana State Nursing Board Addressing Discrimination Against People with Opioid Use Disorder
INDIANAPOLIS – Zachary A. Myers, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Indiana, and the Justice Department announced today that it has entered into a settlement agreement with the Indiana State Board…
CBP Louisville Goes Back to School with a Major in Opioid Detection
LOUISVILLE, Ky—U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers in Louisville teamed up with other federal and local law enforcement agencies to focus on the opioid epidemic and how agencies can protect communities…
CBP Louisville Goes Back to School with a Major in Opioid Detection
LOUISVILLE, Ky—U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers in Louisville teamed up with other federal and local law enforcement agencies to focus on the opioid epidemic and how agencies can protect communities…
Pennsylvania Attorney General to Settle $450 Million Opioid Lawsuit Settlement
HARRISBURG (PRESS RELEASE) – Attorney General Josh Shapiro today announced his office has reached an agreement in principle with opioid manufacturer Endo International and its lenders. The multistate agreement would provide up…
State Investigators Say Morris County Doctor’s Office Used to Supply New Jersey Opioid Trade
by New Jersey Attorney General Matt Platkin’s Office TRENTON – Acting Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Office of the Insurance Fraud Prosecutor (OIFP) today announced criminal charges against a medical…
Justice Department Obtains Temporary Restraining Order to Prevent Tampa-Area Physician from Writing Opioid Prescriptions
Tampa, FL – A federal court issued a temporary restraining order prohibiting a Tampa-area physician from prescribing opioids and other controlled substances, the Department of Justice announced today. In a complaint filed on…
Justice Department Obtains Temporary Restraining Order to Prevent Tampa-Area Physician from Writing Opioid Prescriptions
Tampa, FL – A federal court issued a temporary restraining order prohibiting a Tampa-area physician from prescribing opioids and other controlled substances, the Department of Justice announced today. In a complaint filed on…
Former Shill For Opioid Maker Is Now Promoting Sex Changes For Children
Former Shill For Opioid Maker Is Now Promoting Sex Changes For Children Laurel Duggan on July 28, 2022 As CEO of the Trevor Project, Amit Paley has promoted biomedical interventions for transgender…
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