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Purdue Pharma · Colorado

Counties where the most opioids are dispensed in Colorado

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Canva Counties where the most opioids are dispensed in Colorado When Purdue Pharma first began sales of OxyContin in the late 1990s, it was advertised as relief for cancer patients and people with chronic pain. Aggressive marketing fueled the drug’s popularity, along with that of other opioid pain management drugs on the market. But as the company touted OxyContin to physicians, it downplayed the drug’s addictiveness, according to confidential J…Read Article

Purdue Pharma · Gordon County

Gordon County Eyes Opioid Settlement Funds, Considers New Sales Tax Option, and Advances Key Infrastructure Projects

Gordon County officials are closely monitoring two pending opioid settlements involving Purdue Pharma/Sackler and Sandoz, though the specific dollar amounts to be received are not yet available. As of June 30, the county’s opioid fund holds a balance of $243,032. These funds are currently budgeted to support counseling services through the county’s Drug Court program. Source Read Article

NC to get $150M from new opioid settlement as counties expand treatment and recovery services

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Money from the latest settlement agreement with Purdue Pharma will boost counties’ efforts to curb opioid addiction and overdoses, some of which have already led to innovative programs.Purdue Pharma · North Carolina See the Story

Sackler cash can end fentanyl carnage — if we use it right

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In a long-overdue reckoning, the Sackler family and Purdue Pharma have agreed to pay $7.4 billion as partial atonement for unleashing America’s opioid crisis. This historic settlement offers more than symbolic closure. If allocated wisely and aggressively, the funds could signal the beginning of the end for the deadliest drug epidemic in U.S. history.Once fueled by prescription pills like OxyContin, the opioid crisis has evolved into something f…Purdue Pharma · United States Read Article

The Real Opioid Crisis Isn’t Prescriptions—It’s Prohibition

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Purdue Pharma recently reached a $7.4 billion settlement with all 50 states and the District of Columbia over its alleged role in fueling the opioid crisis through aggressive marketing of OxyContin. Regardless of the case's merits, this landmark deal highlights what can happen when an expedient narrative replaces data-driven public policy. Nowhere is the gap between narrative and data more clear than in West Virginia, the hardest-hit state in th…Purdue Pharma · Phoenix See the Story

Arkansas Set to Receive $44.5 Million in Purdue Pharma, Sackler Family Opioid Settlement

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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin said Wednesday that the state will receive $44.5 million in the opioid settlement. Griffin said Arkansas will receive the funds annually through 2040 as part of the settlement with Purdue Pharma and the Sackler family. Purdue Pharma’s $7B opioid settlement is set for votes from victims and cities The attorney general stated that the payments will be divided into thirds, with one-thi…Sackler Family · Little Rock See the Story

Texas Secures $7.4B Purdue Pharma Opioid Settlement – IOTW Report

Dallas Express: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and 54 other attorneys general have reached a $7.4 billion settlement with Purdue Pharma and the Sackler family over their role in fuelingKen Paxton · Knoxville See the Story

Purdue Pharma's $7B Opioid Settlement Plan Could Get ... - NBC4 WCMH-TV

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Nebraska could see as much as $19.7 million from the settlement if it moves forward, according to Attorney General Mike Hilger's office.Purdue Pharma · United States See the Story

FDA Admits To The Killing Of 1,000,000 People! - Will RFK, Jr. & Pam Bondi Investigate? – The Washington Standard

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On June 11, I wrote an article for publication regarding the FDA acknowledging they illegally approved Purdue Pharma’s highly addictive and dangerous opioid, OxyContin. For 23 years, I have exposed the FDA for their knowingly ignoring the deaths and addictions while Purdue Pharma profited in the billions of dollars and officials in the FDA were criminally involved in unimaginable ways. I am providing Attorney General Pam Bondi and Secretary of H…Pam Bondi · Maryland See the Story

B.C. court certifies Canada-wide class-action suit against McKinsey for alleged opioid promotion

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Counties where the most opioids are dispensed in Colorado

Gordon County Eyes Opioid Settlement Funds, Considers New Sales Tax Option, and Advances Key Infrastructure Projects

NC to get $150M from new opioid settlement as counties expand treatment and recovery services

Sackler cash can end fentanyl carnage — if we use it right

The Real Opioid Crisis Isn’t Prescriptions—It’s Prohibition

Arkansas Set to Receive $44.5 Million in Purdue Pharma, Sackler Family Opioid Settlement

Texas Secures $7.4B Purdue Pharma Opioid Settlement – IOTW Report

Purdue Pharma's $7B Opioid Settlement Plan Could Get ... - NBC4 WCMH-TV

FDA Admits To The Killing Of 1,000,000 People! - Will RFK, Jr. & Pam Bondi Investigate? – The Washington Standard

B.C. court certifies Canada-wide class-action suit against McKinsey for alleged opioid promotion

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NC to get $150M from new opioid settlement as counties expand treatment and recovery services

Sackler cash can end fentanyl carnage — if we use it right

The Real Opioid Crisis Isn’t Prescriptions—It’s Prohibition

Arkansas Set to Receive $44.5 Million in Purdue Pharma, Sackler Family Opioid Settlement

Texas Secures $7.4B Purdue Pharma Opioid Settlement – IOTW Report

Purdue Pharma's $7B Opioid Settlement Plan Could Get ... - NBC4 WCMH-TV

FDA Admits To The Killing Of 1,000,000 People! - Will RFK, Jr. & Pam Bondi Investigate? – The Washington Standard

B.C. court certifies Canada-wide class-action suit against McKinsey for alleged opioid promotion