The billionaire Sackler family, who own OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma, has agreed to pay nearly $4.3 billion to resolve thousands of lawsuits accusing them of fueling the opioid crisis in the United States. The huge payment from the Sacklers is part of a larger restructuring plan filed by Purdue on Monday night that intends to get the Connecticut-based … Read more
While the coronavirus pandemic rose to new heights in the U.S., the ‘silent epidemic’ of opioid overdose deaths worsened amid lockdowns, new research suggests. Opioid deaths increased by nearly a quarter in Cook County, Illinois – the county where Chicago is located – during an 11-week stay-at-home order from late March to May, 2020, researchers … Read more
Johnson & Johnson and three distributors of opioids offer to pay $26 BILLION in landmark settlement of thousands of lawsuits over addictive painkillers and overdose deaths People involved in the negotiations told the New York Times and Reuters the firms are close to closing a deal to end some 3,200 lawsuits Johnson & Johnson, McKesson, … Read more
British boss of pharma group Indivior is sentenced to six months in a US jail over opioid scandal By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:01 BST, 23 October 2020 | Updated: 22:01 BST, 23 October 2020 The British former boss of drugs group Indivior has been sentenced to six months in a US … Read more
Dramatic increase in opioid use in the UK as prescriptions for CODEINE jump five-fold in 10 years raising concerns of an addiction crisis Manchester experts studied opioid use among 2 million primary care patients They found use of less common drugs like tramadol and oxycodone is also rising One-in-seven first time opioid patients take the drugs … Read more
Melissa Etheridge opens up on son Beckett’s death at 21 amid opioid addiction: ‘He’s not in pain anymore’ By Adam S. Levy For Dailymail.com Published: 01:43 BST, 11 September 2020 | Updated: 01:43 BST, 11 September 2020 Melissa Etheridge opened up about her son’s Beckett’s death at 21 death four months ago amid opioid addiction, … Read more
British drugs boss faces jail over opioid scandal: Indivior chief exec pleads guilty just a day after quitting firm By Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 21:51 BST, 1 July 2020 | Updated: 21:52 BST, 1 July 2020 A British drugs boss is facing jail in a major prosecution related to the US opioid … Read more
David Crosby addressed the tragic death of his biological son Beckett Cypher with several short messages on social media on Wednesday. The 78-year-old musician donated his sperm to Melissa Etheridge and ex-partner Julie Cypher so they could conceive Beckett and sister Bailey, something the untraditional family revealed in a 2000 issue of Rolling Stone. He … Read more