Judge ruled CVS, Walgreens, and Walmart pharmacies must pay Ohio counties for their part in the epidemic
Percent of patients with conditions that had substantial or conclusive evidence of therapeutic value decreased from 2016 to 2020
<p>From 2018 to 2021, increases seen in number of fentanyl-containing powder seizures, number of pill seizures</p>
<p>Legislation seeks to develop national standards of care for victims of sexual assault, provide greater access to rape testing kits</p>
<p>Thirteen state laws each linked to change of less than 1 percent in proportion of patients receiving any opioid prescription </p>
<p>Sacklers will pay as much as $6 billion to assist communities harmed by the opioid crisis</p>
<p>Money will be used in efforts to reverse the damage of the opioid crisis</p>
<p>Instead of paying out $4.5 billion, the company is now offering $6 billion to settle the slew of lawsuits</p>
<p>Settlement was reached in thousands of lawsuits against OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma for its role in opioid epidemic</p>
<p>It is not clear how the decision will affect similar cases nationwide, since most public nuisance laws are state-specific</p>