Tag: Opioids and Opiates

Sacklers Raise Their Offer to Settle Opioid Lawsuits by More Than Billion

Sacklers Raise Their Offer to Settle Opioid Lawsuits by More Than $1 Billion

Members of the billionaire Sackler family have sweetened their cash offer to settle thousands of opioid-related lawsuits against them and…

Health
Senate Confirms Califf as F.D.A. Chief in Tight Vote

Senate Confirms Califf as F.D.A. Chief in Tight Vote

The Senate on Tuesday narrowly confirmed Dr. Robert Califf as commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, a key federal…

Politics
Judge Overturns Purdue Pharma’s Opioids Settlement

Judge Overturns Purdue Pharma’s Opioids Settlement

Under the crush of thousands of lawsuits, Purdue filed for bankruptcy restructuring in September 2019, which automatically put a hold…

Business
Met Museum Removes Sackler Name From Wing Over Opioid Ties

Met Museum Removes Sackler Name From Wing Over Opioid Ties

In the wake of growing outrage over the role the Sacklers may have played in the opioid crisis, the Metropolitan…

Lifestyle
Overdose Deaths Reached Record High as the Pandemic Spread

Overdose Deaths Reached Record High as the Pandemic Spread

While some drug users seek out fentanyl, Dr. Volkow said, others “may not have wanted to take it. But that…

Health