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News Articles: opioids

Evidence seized from a drug trafficking operation in central California in early 2020 included methamphetamine and fentanyl with a street value of $1.5 million, authorities said.

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  • Health

Methamphetamine Deaths Soar, Hitting Black And Native Americans Especially Hard

Newly published U.S. data finds overdose deaths from methamphetamine use more than doubled in recent years. Use of the stimulant among Black Americans surged nearly tenfold.

September 23, 2021
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By:
  • Brian Mann
Purdue Pharma filed for bankruptcy with a more than $10 billion plan to settle claims that it fueled the U.S. opioid epidemic by illegally pushing sales of its addictive OxyContin painkiller. The company's headquarters in Stamford, Conn., is shown here in 2019.

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  • National

The DOJ Moves To Block The Purdue Pharma Bankruptcy Deal That Shields The Sacklers

The DOJ is seeking to block implementation of any part of the Purdue Pharma bankruptcy deal until legal challenges are settled. The deal granted Sackler family members immunity from opioid lawsuits.

September 16, 2021
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By:
  • Brian Mann
Two demonstrators protest against U.S. Judge Robert Drain, who has granted immunity from future opioid lawsuits to members of the Sackler family.

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  • National

The Sacklers, Who Made Billions From OxyContin, Win Immunity From Opioid Lawsuits

The decision by a federal bankruptcy judge grants members of the family who own Purdue Pharma, maker of OxyContin, sweeping protection from any liability for the opioid crisis.

September 02, 2021
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By:
  • Brian Mann
Members of the Sackler family who own Purdue Pharma, the maker of OxyContin, moved a step closer to winning immunity from opioid lawsuits.

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  • National

Sackler Family Empire Poised To Win Immunity From Opioid Lawsuits

A bankruptcy judge cleared a plan for final vote by creditors of Purdue Pharma, maker of OxyContin, that would release the Sacklers and their financial empire from liability for the opioid crisis.

June 03, 2021
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  • Brian Mann
Purdue Pharma, maker of the highly addictive OxyContin, is keeping secret the results of an investigation of the Sacklers. Critics want the findings made public.

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  • National

Purdue Pharma Conducted Massive Probe Of The Sacklers, But The Findings Are Secret

Attorneys, forensic analysts and other financial experts working for Purdue Pharma spent nearly two years looking for evidence of wrongdoing by the Sacklers. Critics want the findings made public.

March 19, 2021
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  • Brian Mann
Ashwani Sheoran, 41, says that when he worked as pharmacist at different Walmarts, he spoke up about the handling of opioid prescriptions and was told to stay quiet and was eventually let go.

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  • National

Former Walmart Pharmacists Say Company Ignored Red Flags As Opioid Sales Boomed

The giant retailer shipped billions of opioid pills to pharmacies nationwide. An NPR investigation found employees warned company executives their stores were being used by "pill mill" doctors.

January 04, 2021
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By:
  • Brian Mann
On Tuesday, the Justice Department filed a civil suit accusing Walmart of failing to stop "hundreds of thousands" of improper opioid transactions at its chain of pharmacies.

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  • National

Walmart Is Latest Big-Name Company Embroiled In Opioid Crisis

The Justice Department says the retailer ignored red flags for years, filling suspicious prescriptions for opioids and contributing to America's deadly addiction crisis. Walmart denies wrongdoing.

December 23, 2020
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By:
  • Brian Mann

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  • World

'We Are Shipping To The U.S.': Inside China's Online Synthetic Drug Networks

China banned fentanyl last year, but an NPR investigation reveals how Chinese vendors continue to market the chemicals used to make the drug on e-commerce and social media sites.

November 17, 2020
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  • Emily Feng
President Donald Trump speaks at the Rx Drug Abuse & Heroin Summit on April 24, 2019 in Atlanta. President Trump declared the opioid crisis a public health emergency.

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  • National

Opioid Crisis: Critics Say Trump Fumbled Response To Another Deadly Epidemic

President Trump promised to end America's opioid crisis. On his watch overdose deaths flattened in 2018 then surged again to record levels.

October 29, 2020
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By:
  • Brian Mann
Demonstrators protest the Food and Drug Administration's policies related to pharmaceutical opioids at a rally in front of the Health and Human Services headquarters in Washington.

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: Local Leaders Discuss The Opioid Crisis In Georgia

On this edition of Political Rewind, the opioid crisis is a nationwide plague, killing or holding hostage to drug addiction countless Americans.

April 30, 2019
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By:
  • Bill Nigut
Gov. Brian Kemp and his wife Marty Kemp greet President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump as they arrive at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport to attend the "Rx Drug Abuse and Heroin Summit," Wednesday April 24, 2019, in Atlanta.

Trump Lauds Faith-Based Approach To Addiction Recovery During Atlanta Speech

Speaking at the National Rx Drug and Heroin Abuse Summit in Atlanta, President Donald Trump told attendees that his support for faith-based initiatives...

April 26, 2019
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By:
  • Robert Jimison

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  • Health

How Fentanyl Is Changing The Demographics — And Dangers — Of Georgia's Opioid Crisis

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there have been more than 200,000 opioid-related deaths in the United States over the last...

April 25, 2019
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  • Amy Kiley ,
  • Emilia Brock ,
  • and 1 more

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  • Health

Study: Construction Workers Hit Hard By Opioid Crisis

Opioid addiction does not discriminate. It affects families and communities at every socioeconomic level and in every region in Georgia. "On Second...

January 28, 2019
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By:
  • Virginia Prescott and
  • La'Raven Taylor
Georgia State Capitol

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  • Politics

Ethics Charges Fly In Race For Governor

On this edition of Political Rewind, a rash of ethics charges fly in the Democratic contest for governor. Also, Republican David Shafer has been cleared...

April 23, 2018
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By:
  • Bill Nigut

88.5 GPB-Atlanta Headlines For Tuesday, December 5, 2017

Voters go to the polls to elect Atlanta's next mayor Atlanta's Board of Education amends dress code policy after a petition New study finds that the...

December 05, 2017
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By:
  • Leah Fleming and
  • Taylor Gantt
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