An epidemic of opioid addiction has swept through Tennessee, exacting a toll on families, children, police departments, emergency rooms and communities. In 1995, the Food and Drug Administration ...

One promising approach is a dedicated specialist to prevent ordinary pain management from turning into the kind of addiction ...

Timeline. 1861-1865 ... Cleveland County District Judge Thad Balkman orders Johnson & Johnson to pay $572 million for its role in the state’s opioid crisis.

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Louisiana will receive nearly $70 million from the opioid settlement with Purdue Pharma and the Sackler family, aimed at ...

“We will not stop fighting to hold opioid companies accountable for the devastation they’ve caused,” A.G. Rayfield said. “Oregon families deserve justice, and every dollar we recover will ...

Waits said over the last four years, Lamar County has received $265,000 in “opioid abatement settlement” money. Waits said the county chose to put those funds towards the former armory’s ...

The Trump administration's plan to address the opioid crisis focuses on preventing overdose deaths, but neglects the opportunity to prevent addiction in the first place, and instead relies on ...

OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma ‘s $7 billion-plus plan to settle thousands of lawsuits over the toll of opioids will go before ...

Money set aside to help NH's opioid crisis could be steered elsewhere in the state budget New Hampshire Public Radio | By Paul Cuno-Booth Published April 21, 2025 at 1:15 PM EDT ...

Minnesota stands at a critical juncture in addressing the opioid crisis. With our state expecting $535 million from settlements with opioid manufacturers, distributors and pharmacy chains over the ...

“Total Settlement Amount: Up to approximately $7.4 billion; Oregon’s Share: Up to approximately $66 million; Payment Timeline: Oregon negotiated to receive its funds over nine years, faster ...