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Addiction

A Juul starter kit sold at a kiosk in a mall in Makati City in the Philippines. (Carlo Gabuco for NPR)
NPR
Health

Juul is behaving differently in the Philippines than in the U.S., say activists

Almost as soon as the e-cigarette maker Juul launched in the Philippines this past June, Maria Encarnita Limpin started noticing the product in shops all over the capital Mani

7 years ago

Purdue Pharma headquarters in Stamford, Conn. (Frank Franklin II/AP)
Courts & Law

Judge will halt lawsuits against Purdue Pharma, its owners

Lawsuits against Purdue Pharma and its owners will be halted for six months in hopes of finalizing a settlement over the OxyContin maker's role in the national opioid crisis.

7 years ago

Insite, Vancouver’s supervised injection facility, provides people with clean injection supplies. (Elana Gordon/WHYY)
The Philadelphia Experiment
Courts & Law
The Philadelphia Experiment

If ‘crackhouse statute’ does not apply to injection sites, black community should sue

If the courts now say it’s legal to operate a drug house, black folks need to file a class-action lawsuit to get back what we lost when it was us.

7 years ago

(AP Photo/Mary Esch, File)
Radio Times
Community

Regional Roundup – 10/07/19

This week: Judge approves safe injection sites in Philadelphia, how different districts are dealing with 'lunch debt,' and a UPenn prof who translates the classics from Greek.

Air Date: October 7, 2019

Listen 49:01
Kensington resident Donna Aument voiced her opposition to a proposed supervised injection site at a meeting to update residents on the ongoing Philadelphia Resilience Project's efforts in combating the opioid epidemic. (Brad Larrison for WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Courts & Law

Kensington neighbors dismayed by ruling on supervised injection site

A judge’s decision that the facility proposed by Safehouse would be legal touched off mixed emotions among those living amid the city’s opioid crisis.

7 years ago

Inside Insite, North America’s first public supervised injection facility, located in Vancouver. Photo by Elana Gordon/WHYY
Courts & Law

‘Crackhouse statute’ argument against supervised injection site shot down by judge

In a decision that could pave the way for the 1st U.S. supervised injection site, a judge ruled Safehouse’s plan wouldn’t violate the Controlled Substances Act.

7 years ago

In this Friday, April 5, 2019, file photo, a protester gathers containers that look like OxyContin bottles at an anti-opioid demonstration in front of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services headquarters in Washington, D.C. (Patrick Semansky/AP Photo)
Courts & Law
Philadelphia Business Journal

Feds: Five local medical professionals ensnared in $800M opioid crackdown

Seventeen local defendants, including five medical professionals, are among those ensnared in a coordinated health care fraud enforcement action.

7 years ago

Protesters gather at City Hall opposing the city's smoking ban in inpatient addiction treatment facilities. (Nina Feldman/WHYY)
Health

Smoking ban at drug rehab centers fuels black market for cigarettes, safety issues

Philly says the ban, started in January at city-funded centers, has been a success. But providers and clients say it’s still easy to smoke in treatment.

7 years ago

In this Thursday, Sept. 12, 2019 file photo, Oklahoma Attorney General Mike Hunter speaks during a news conference in Oklahoma City. Consumer products giant Johnson & Johnson is appealing an Oklahoma judge's $572 million order against the company and its subsidiaries for helping fuel the state's opioid crisis. (Sue Ogrocki/AP Photo, File)
Courts & Law

Johnson & Johnson appeals $572M opioid ruling

Consumer products giant Johnson & Johnson is appealing a judge's $572 million order against the company and its subsidiaries for helping fuel the state's opioid crisis.

7 years ago

Protesters gather at City Hall opposing the city's smoking ban in inpatient addiction treatment facilities. (Nina Feldman/WHYY)
The Why
Health

Is Philly’s smoking ban at drug rehabs working?

It's been nine months since Philly banned smoking at city-funded drug rehab centers. Why it's hard to get answers about whether it's helping or hindering people in recovery.

Air Date: September 25, 2019

Listen 14:03
(Toby Talbot/AP Photo)
Radio Times
Community

Regional Roundup – 09/16/19

PA Attorney General Josh Shapiro discusses the Purdue Pharma lawsuit, Catalina Jaramillo updates us on the PES refinery, and Terell Stafford talks jazz.

Air Date: September 16, 2019

Listen 49:00
Purdue Pharma headquarters in Stamford, Conn. (Frank Franklin II/AP)
NPR
Courts & Law

Purdue Pharma, accused of fueling opioid crisis, files for chapter 11

Purdue Pharma, the maker of OxyContin, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Sunday night

7 years ago

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

Pennsylvania sues Sackler family over role in opioid crisis

Democratic Attorney General Josh Shapiro announced the sealed Commonwealth Court lawsuit on Thursday.

7 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

Tentative opioids settlement falls short of nationwide deal

Attorneys for some 2,000 local governments say they have agreed to a tentative settlement with OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma over the toll of the nation's opioid crisis.

7 years ago

In this Aug. 28, 2019 photo a man exhales while using an e-cigarette Wednesday, in Portland, Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
Radio Times
Health

Vaping: health concerns and teen use

With the 6th reported vaping-related death, and reports of illnesses across the country, we'll talk about the health risks of vaping and about the high teen vaping rate.

Air Date: September 11, 2019 10:00 am

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