Opioids

Crime

Mexican authorities make $62M drug bust miles south of US border

Anna Giaritelli -

December 7, 2020 4:28 pm

News

Opioid overdoses on the rise in Maine amid pandemic

Washington Examiner -

December 1, 2020 12:00 am

Beltway Confidential

Hillbilly Elegy hate proves J.D. Vance’s importance to conservatism

Tiana Lowe Doescher -

November 28, 2020 4:07 am

OxyContin is Purdue's No.1 drug, although sales have decreased recently due to generics. (AP Photo/Douglas Healey).

Crime

OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma pleads guilty to criminal charges for role in opioid crisis

Cassidy Morrison -

November 24, 2020 6:34 pm

Op-Eds

Unrestrained drug abuse wins out in 2020

david-flanagan, Michele Steeb -

November 10, 2020 5:06 pm

This Feb. 19, 2013, photo shows OxyContin pills arranged for a photo at a pharmacy, in Montpelier, Vt. The wealthy family who owns the company that makes OxyContin says Massachusetts got the facts wrong in a lawsuit. Legal papers made public Tuesday, April 2, 2019, represent the first time the Sackler family, who owns the Connecticut-based Purdue Pharma, has responded in court to allegations about its role in the opioid crisis.

Healthcare

OxyContin maker Purdue to settle with Justice Department for more than $8B for role in opioid crisis

Cassidy Morrison -

October 21, 2020 3:31 pm

An example of the amount of fentanyl that can be deadly.

Healthcare

Overdose deaths rise, driven by illegal opioids and the pandemic

David Hogberg -

October 14, 2020 10:29 am

Cindy Steinberg, National Director of Policy and Advocacy for U.S. Pain Foundation, recovering from back pain after a workplace accident, testifies on "Managing Pain During the Opioid Crisis" before a Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions hearing on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2019, in Washington.

News

Proposed New Jersey tax on opioids may harm those who truly need pain relief, critics fear

Washington Examiner -

September 1, 2020 3:00 pm

Beltway Confidential

The epidemic raging within the pandemic: Opioid addiction

Salena Zito -

August 11, 2020 2:20 pm

The findings, culled from private and federal health data, come at a time when Congress is debating what to do about the opioid abuse crisis, as federal figures show 72 Americans die every day from opioid and heroin abuse. (iStock photo)

Healthcare

One in 5 struggling with addiction have increased substance abuse during pandemic

David Hogberg -

June 9, 2020 1:26 pm

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Tag: Opioids

Mexican authorities make $62M drug bust miles south of US border

Opioid overdoses on the rise in Maine amid pandemic

Hillbilly Elegy hate proves J.D. Vance’s importance to conservatism

OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma pleads guilty to criminal charges for role in opioid crisis

Unrestrained drug abuse wins out in 2020

OxyContin maker Purdue to settle with Justice Department for more than $8B for role in opioid crisis

Overdose deaths rise, driven by illegal opioids and the pandemic

Proposed New Jersey tax on opioids may harm those who truly need pain relief, critics fear

The epidemic raging within the pandemic: Opioid addiction

One in 5 struggling with addiction have increased substance abuse during pandemic

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