The Giants at the Heart of the Opioid Crisis

Civil suits filed by three states accuse pharmaceutical distributors of flooding the country with opioids while devising systems to evade regulators. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/22/health/opioids-lawsuits-distributors.html?partner=rss&emc=rss…

Opioid Sales Reps Swarmed New York at Height of Crisis

New disclosures in the New York attorney general’s lawsuit detail the massive sales efforts of Purdue Pharma and other companies. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/11/health/opioids-sacklers-new-york-purdue.html?partner=rss&emc=rss…

Lawsuits Lay Bare Sackler Family’s Role in Opioid Crisis

Three generations of the Sackler family were deeply involved in running Purdue Pharma and knew of opioid abuse risks, according to lawsuits. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/01/health/sacklers-oxycontin-lawsuits.html?partner=rss&emc=rss