Arizona Takes Opioid Case to the State’s Supreme Court
Arizona decides to take its allegations against Purdue and the Sacklers directly to the Supreme Court.
Drugs & Medical Devices
Generics are Not Off the Hook in Opioid Crisis
Generics companies failed to scale back on opioid distribution even when orders were highly suspicious.
U-M Study Finds Half of New Mothers are Prescribed Opioids
Study finds that 50% of new mothers are prescribed opioids and many are still taking them one year later.
New Additives Discovered in Cocaine are Concerning, Experts Say
Experts are finding a multitude of dangerous toxins in cocaine that may increase overdose death rates.
Distributor Has Been Shipping Excess Opioids to Small Towns
Prosecutors have alleged an Ohio distributor shipped excessive amounts of opioids to small rural towns.
Cocaine Traffickers Use Creative (and Dangerous) Ways to Transport
A drug trafficker was caught with cocaine under his toupee and other weird ways to transport.
Documents Released, Opioid Distributors Blamed for Crisis
Documents released in the consolidated Cleveland litigation are damaging to opioid distributors.
Is There a Family Link to Opioid Overdose and Death?
New research shows there might be a familial link to the opioid crisis.
Reckitt Benckiser Will Settle Justice Department Probe for $1.4 Billion
Reckitt Benckiser agrees to settle Justice Department probe rather than risk a conviction.
Journal Study Shows Incarceration is a Poor ‘Solution’ for Addiction
Incarceration may increase addiction mortality, new study shows.