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Fifteen percent of pharmacies handled nearly half of all opioid pills nationwide

by Jenn Abelson, Andrew Ba Tran, Beth Reinhard and Aaron C. Davis Washington Post August 12, 2019August 12, 2019

By the time Clinton County coroner Steve Talbott arrived at the scene of an overdose in southern Kentucky, the bottles of prescription pain pills usually had vanished. Friends and relatives of the dead rarely had answers to Talbott’s questions: What kind of pills did they take and where did they come from? A toxicology report […]

Op-eds, Opinion

U.S. Attorney Frank: Law enforcement had key role in decline in Maine overdose deaths

by Halsey B. Frank Special to the Telegram August 11, 2019August 13, 2019

Though recent coverage didn’t mention it, a surge in federal prosecutions has been a deterrent to users and dealers.

Business, Health, Nation & World

Opioid distributors propose $10 billion to end state claims

by Jef Feeley Bloomberg August 6, 2019August 6, 2019

The National Association of Attorneys General – handling talks on behalf of more than 35 states – counter with a demand for $45 billion to cover costs from the public-health crisis of opioid addiction and overdoses, sources say.

Health, Nation & World

Boom in overdose-reversing drug is linked to fewer deaths

by MIKE STOBBE Associated Press August 6, 2019August 6, 2019

The United States is in the midst of the deadliest drug overdose epidemic in its history.

Business, Health, Nation & World, News

Big question in opioid suits: How to divide any settlement

by GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press July 29, 2019July 29, 2019

About 2,000 state and local governments seek to hold the drug industry accountable for the nation’s opioid crisis.

Op-eds, Opinion

Sen. Jackson: It is time to hold opioid manufacturers accountable

by Troy D. Jackson Special to the Press Herald July 23, 2019July 22, 2019

Companies that distribute millions of doses of potentially deadly drugs in Maine should pay the cost of fixing the problems this has caused through higher license fees.