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Addiction

Purdue Pharma, the maker of OxyContin, is facing thousands of lawsuits seeking to hold it accountable for the opioid crisis. (Toby Talbot/AP)
NPR
Courts & Law

Sacklers reject demand that they surrender personal wealth to settle opioid claims

"The Sacklers refused to budge," the email concluded, "and have declined to offer any counterproposal."

6 years ago

Dr. Peter Grinspoon was a practicing physician when he became addicted to opioids. When he got caught, Grinspoon wasn't allowed access to what's now the standard treatment for addiction — buprenorphine or methadone (in addition to counseling) — precisely because he was a doctor. (Tony Luong for NPR)
NPR
Health

For health workers struggling with addiction, why are treatment options limited?

Doctors and nurses are often barred from turning to FDA-approved medications that research shows to be the most effective way to quit.

6 years ago

In this August 2018 file photo, family and friends who have lost loved ones to OxyContin and opioid overdoses protest outside Purdue Pharma headquarters in Stamford, Conn. (Jessica Hill/AP Photo)
Courts & Law

Reaching a deal in national opioids case proving difficult

Sources familiar with negotiations between Purdue, multiple state attorneys general and lawyers have said the talks are essentially at a standstill.

6 years ago

Julia Chapman says she feels guilty every day that her son was born addicted to opioids. She said her mental illness contributed to her drug use, and she hopes to help her son learn from her experiences. (WITF)
Money

Pennsylvania gets $55.9M to help people living with opioid addiction

It's the second year the state will receive the federal Health and Human Services grant.

6 years ago

Outside Allegheny Station in the Kensington section of Philadelphia. (Natalie Piserchio for NPR)
The Philadelphia Experiment
Courts & Law
The Philadelphia Experiment

No one asks Kensington’s children if injection site would be ‘safe’

The legality of a supervised injection site isn’t the only thing at stake. This is about far more than the law.

6 years ago

PET brain imaging of an opioid receptor binding. (Penn Medicine)
Science

Penn ramps up addiction research that could help doctors tailor treatments

The PET Addiction Center of Excellence will use PET scans to peer inside the brain, allowing for the study of opioid receptors’ function in different individuals.

6 years ago

A gate protects the entrance of the Rooksnest estate near Lambourn, England, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2019. The manor is the domain of Theresa Sackler, widow of one of Purdue Pharma’s founders and, until 2018, a member of the company’s board of directors. (Frank Augstein/AP Photo)
Money

Where did the Sacklers move cash from their opioid maker?

Where did the money withdrawn from Purdue over the years end up? And how much might the family be holding that state and local governments should consider fair game?

6 years ago

This Feb. 19, 2013, file photo, shows OxyContin pills arranged for a photo at a pharmacy. (Toby Talbot/AP Photo)
Courts & Law

Opioid settlement would use a formula to split the money

The formulas would take into account the number of people in a given jurisdiction who misuse opioids, the number of overdose deaths and other factors.

6 years ago

This Feb. 19, 2013, file photo, shows OxyContin pills arranged for a photo at a pharmacy. (Toby Talbot/AP Photo)
Courts & Law

OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma negotiating settlement worth a reported $12B

Under the settlement, the Sackler family would give up ownership of the company and Purdue Pharma would supply its addiction treatment drugs free to the public.

6 years ago

Judge Thad Balkman arrives to give his decision in the Opioid Lawsuit in Norman, Okla., Monday, Aug. 26, 2019. Balkman found Johnson & Johnson and its subsidiaries helped fuel the state's opioid drug crisis and ordered the consumer products giant to pay $572 million to help abate the problem in the coming years. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki, Pool)
Courts & Law

Pa. counties encouraged by landmark J&J opioid decision in Oklahoma

Local attorneys hope the landmark Oklahoma decision against the powerhouse drug manufacturer will set a precedent for similar cases in Pennsylvania.

6 years ago

Elise Schiller, author of Even if your Heart Would Listen (Photo courtesy of author)
Radio Times
Health

Reflections on love and loss in the opioid crisis

Elise Schiller lost her daughter to a heroin overdose while she was in treatment. Now she's speaking out about opioid use disorder and the holes in the US treatment system.

Air Date: August 27, 2019

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In this Monday, July 8, 2019 file photo, Judge Thad Balkman speaks during Oklahoma's case blaming consumer products giant Johnson & Johnson and its subsidiaries for the state's opioid drug crisis, in Norman, Okla. (Sue Ogrocki/AP Photo, File)
Courts & Law

Judge rules against opioid-maker Johnson & Johnson, orders $572M payment

An Oklahoma judge found Johnson & Johnson and its subsidiaries helped fuel the opioid crisis and ordered the consumer products giant to pay $572M to clean up the problem.

6 years ago

(Toby Talbot/AP Photo, File)
Courts & Law

N.J. service providers say ‘harm reduction’ working on opioids, but more can be done

Participants at a Trenton workshop said funders and others looking to measure progress may not see it in the strategy of aiding drug users where they are.

6 years ago

What it looks like inside one of Vancouver's Insitesupervised injection facilities. (Elana Gordon/WHYY)
Health
Billy Penn

Step-by-step: How Philly’s overdose prevention site will work

From entry and observation to “motivational moment” and referral.

6 years ago

Suboxone, an oral film prescribed for the medication-assisted treatment of opioid addiction and dependency, is pictured in this Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2017 photo. (Charles Krupa/AP Photo)
Health

Hospitals to share opioid treatment strategies under $10 million plan

Health systems are known more for competition than working together, but when it comes to treating opioid addiction, that may be changing.

6 years ago

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