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

Opioid settlements with companies like Purdue Pharma, Walmart, and Johnson & Johnson have led to headline-grabbing ...

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NBC’s Morgan Radford reports from Huntington, West Virginia — once known as “ground zero” for the opioid crisis — where overdose deaths have dropped more than 70% from their peak. But ...

Health officials and EMS workers in Huntington, West Virginia, say they are finally starting to get a handle on the opioid crisis. However, they warn it could all slip away due to the proposed $6 ...

Overdose deaths related to opioid use declined by more than 42% in West Virginia, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, but federal funding that has aided in this decline is on ...

US overdose deaths fell by 27% in 2024, marking the largest one-year decline on record. CDC data shows 30,000 fewer deaths, with experts citing naloxone access, treatment, and shifting drug use.

The state fund contains $56 million from state and national settlements with companies over lawsuits stemming from the opioid crisis Tom Barton Erin Murphy May. 15, 2025 10:04 am, Updated: May. 16 ...

Like tens of thousands of others who have suffered similarly, Julian filed claims for compensation from pharmaceutical companies accused of fueling the opioid crisis.. Earlier this year, he ...

Employees across the massive U.S. Health and Human Services Department began receiving notices of dismissal on Tuesday in an overhaul ultimately expected to lay off up to 10,000 people. The notices… ...