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Yale is the latest institution to stop accepting donations from members of the Sackler family, who faces criticism for its alleged role in stoking the…
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Connecticut Attorney General William Tong says he’s won’t allow Purdue Pharma to avoid paying billions of dollars in liability by filing for bankruptcy.“I…
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New York State Attorney General Letitia James says she remains opposed to a tentative settlement between drug maker Purdue Pharma and municipalities that…
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Calling it an “industry wide conspiracy,” New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced his intention to file a lawsuit for the over-prescription of opioids…
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Stamford-based OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma is expected to file for bankruptcy after attempts to reach a nationwide settlement over the opioid crisis…
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A group of inmates have sued the New York State prison system over its efforts to crack down on prescription drug abuse.The lawsuit takes aim at a 2017…
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A new report says the opioid epidemic has taken more than a human toll. Long Island’s economy loses more than $8 billion a year.The Fiscal Policy…
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An offer from OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma and the Sackler family to settle some 2,000 lawsuits over their contribution to the national opioid crisis is…
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This year the total number of deaths by drug overdose in the US dropped for the first time since 1990. That’s because the number of deaths by prescription…
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Fatal opioid overdoses dropped nearly 25 percent in Suffolk County from 2017 to 2018.The Suffolk County Medical Examiner’s Office reported 100 fewer…