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New York state sues Sackler family over their role in the opioid crisis

Mar 31, 2019

New York state is suing members of the Sackler family, which owns Purdue Pharmaceuticals, for their role in the nation’s opioids crisis, according to The Guardian. The move follows the company’s $270 million pa...

Purdue officials pushed for high-dose, long-term opioid prescriptions, lawsuit says

West Side Story

Feb 3, 2019

Health, Science

A new lawsuit filed against Purdue Pharmaceuticals, the makers of OxyContin, accuses former company president Richard Sackler of directing the company to promote high-doses of the opioid painkiller, according t...

FDA approves potent opioid 10 times stronger than fentanyl

West Side Story

Nov 3, 2018

Health, Policy, Science

The US Food and Drug Administration has approved a potent new opioid medication that is up to 10 times stronger than fentanyl, according to The New York Times. While the drug was approved with a 10 to 3 vote by...

CDC says painkillers deadly for pregnant women

Cody Gash

Jan 23, 2015

Health

Use of prescription narcotic-based painkillers is deadly for women in the childbearing age, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) warns in the latest report. The agency further said that many wome...

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