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Washington To Get $518M From Opioid Distributors

Categories: General

Drug distributors McKesson Corp, AmerisourceBergen Corp and Cardinal Health have reached a $518 million settlement with Washington over the companies' role in fueling the opioid

KY University Researchers To Use AI To Predict Opioid Overdoses

Categories: General

Artificial intelligence will be used by the University of Kentucky researchers to attempt to anticipate and stop such opioid overdoses.

One of the project's founders is a…

JUUL To Pay $8M To WV Over Vape Suits

Categories: Settlements

Attorney General said that Juul Labs, a vaping business, will pay West Virginia $7.9 million to resolve a claim that it advertised to minors.

In this case, Juul is…

WI Legislators To Accept State's Opioid Settlement Portion

Categories: Settlements

Legislators in Wisconsin are prepared to accept the state's portion of a settlement resulting from a separate multistate lawsuit accusing drug producers and distributors of fueling the nation's…

NH Announces Plans To Spend $6.5M From Opioid Suits

Categories: General

The first wave of opioid settlement funds allocated to New Hampshire will go towards programs like residential treatment and housing, peer recovery assistance, harm reduction…

Fentanyl-related Deaths Increased By 279% In The US

Categories: General

According to recently disclosed data, the number of drug overdose deaths containing the synthetic opioid fentanyl surged by 279% in the United States between 2016 and 2021.

MN Gets First Opioid Treatment "Safe Station"

Categories: Settlements

The number of opioid-related deaths in Minnesota has more than quadrupled since 2019, so the state's Fire Department has developed a novel strategy to address the problem.

The…

Altria To Pay $235M To Resolve Juul-related Cases

Categories: Settlements

Altria Group Inc. said that it will pay $235 million to resolve at least 6,000 lawsuits alleging that it caused the adolescent vaping pandemic by investing in Juul Labs Inc…

FDA Disapproves 6,500 Flavored E-cigarettes From Marketing

Categories: FDA Related

Ten companies that combined produce and market roughly 6,500 flavored e-liquid and e-cigarette products were given marketing denial orders by the U.S. Food and Drug…

Vending Machines Are The Latest Tool To Combat Opioid Crisis

Categories: General

In order to combat the opioid crisis, vending machines that were previously used to sell snacks are now being used to offer life-saving medicines.

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