Opioid overdose deaths drop for 12th straight month, now lowest since 2020
Opioid overdose deaths have now slowed to the lowest levels nationwide since 2020, according to new estimates from the ...
Jury to continue deliberating Baltimore’s $260 million opioid case next week
Jury deliberations in Baltimore’s opioid case against two drug distribution companies will stretch into next week.
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Jury rules for Baltimore in opioid case, awards $274 million in damages
Between 2006 and 2019, McKesson and AmerisourceBergen sent 320 million ... our ability to confront this crisis in every part ...
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What to know about Baltimore’s big opioid trial win — and what comes next
There’s another phase to the trial — and likely appeals — after Tuesday’s verdict. The city has laid out a plan to spend ...
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Drug companies found liable in Baltimore’s opioid crisis, must pay $266M in damages
The companies, McKesson and AmerisourceBergen, will split over $266 million in past and future damages if the verdict ...
Baltimore wins $266 million in opioid case against distributors
The city of Baltimore won $266 million in its lawsuit accusing top drug distributors McKesson and Cencora of fueling an ...
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Georgia getting $55 million from Kroger settlement to fight opioid epidemic
Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr announced on Thursday that Georgia will soon receive over $55 million to expand access to ...
Illinois to receive $40 million in opioid settlement with Kroger
“I am proud of the bipartisan work attorneys general continue to do to hold the companies accountable for fueling the opioid ...
Medicaid funding for addiction treatment has not slowed national overdose deaths, OHSU study finds
The federal government’s push to make Medicaid funding more flexible for drug addiction treatment in the past nine years has ...