Lawmakers Say Consulting Firm Marketing Contributed to Half-Million Opioid Deaths
Prescription Drugs
Lawmakers Say Consulting Firm Marketing Contributed to Half-Million Opioid Deaths
2022-04-27 21:47:17
by Tom Ramstack

WASHINGTON — A congressional panel cast suspicions on a global business consulting firm Wednesday as a potential villain in the opioid epidemic that has killed more than a half-million Americans. A McKinsey & Co. official admitted to earning at least... Read More

Over 100 Jailed in International Darknet Narcotics Sting
Law Enforcement
Over 100 Jailed in International Darknet Narcotics Sting
2021-10-26 17:58:01
by Reece Nations

SAN ANTONIO, Texas — The Department of Justice’s Joint Criminal Opioid and Darknet Enforcement in tandem with the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation on Tuesday announced the culmination of the agencies’ efforts to disrupt opioid trafficking on the... Read More

More States Agree to Settlement Plan for Opioid-maker Purdue
Prescription Drugs
More States Agree to Settlement Plan for Opioid-maker Purdue

More than a dozen states have dropped their longstanding objections to OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma's reorganization plan, edging the company closer to resolving its bankruptcy case and transforming itself into a new entity that helps combat the U.S. opioid epidemic... Read More

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