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Sackler Family Behind Purdue Pharma Facing Federal Lawsuit for Opioid Crisis

Federal Pressure on Purdue Family As of January 2019, there were more than 332 opioid lawsuits across state courts. One of the largest opioid producers in the country facing legal action and controversy is Purdue Pharma. Now, eight members of... Learn More

Lawsuit Claims Purdue Pharma Planned to Profit off Opioid Crisis

Purdue Pharma is one of Big Pharma opioid manufacturing giants that have found themselves embroiled in controversy and court cases in recent years. Officials from all over the country are taking drastic steps to hold drug companies accountable in the... Learn More

FDA Approves New Opioid Dsuvia: Ten Times Stronger than Fentanyl

Just last month, a new drug 10 times more potent than fentanyl was approved by the FDA. Meanwhile, the country is still desperately looking for a way out of the worst opioid epidemic in American history. In the midst of... Learn More

Pain Management VS American Opioid Crisis: Both Issues Matter

(This content is being used for illustrative purposes only; any person depicted in the content is a model) For years now we have been hearing about the ever-present opioid crisis in America that has been devastating families and communities across... Learn More

MAT Drug Makers Spending Millions Lobbying Congress for Opioid Laws

In efforts to combat the ongoing opioid crisis in America, the US House of Representatives is currently working to push through dozens of bills that many believe could help curb the rising overdose death rates and give the country... Learn More

Fentanyl: Understanding the Infamous Synthetic Opioid Years ago if you asked the average American what fentanyl was, odds are they wouldn’t be able to tell you. Most would probably assume it was some important medical compound found only in hospitals. It almost sounds like the name... Learn More

Doctor Shopping is Still an Element of the Opioid Crisis Author: Justin Mckibben When discussing the very real devastation of the opioid crisis some people are still skeptical as to how big of a part prescription opioids play in the problem. While all patients should have access to comprehensive care... Learn More

Big Pharma Propaganda: How Drug Companies Feed the Crisis Author: Justin Mckibben Overprescribing of powerful prescription medications is just one part of how the current American opioid crisis came to be. While incredibly dangerous synthetic drugs like fentanyl came pouring in from across the globe, the pharmaceutical industry right... Learn More

Ex-DEA Agent Blames Congress and Big Pharma for Opioid Crisis

Author: Justin Mckibben Ever since the true nature of the opioid epidemic in America began to come to light, and people started to see the gravity of its impact in communities across the country, there have been plenty of efforts... Learn More

Florida Governor Pushing for 3 Day Limit on Prescription Opioids While the entire country has been impacted by this ongoing issue, more options for prevention and treatment have become paramount to changing the tides. Just this week Rick Scott, the governor of the state of Florida, proposed a strategy for... Learn More

1 Out of 12 Doctors Get Incentives from Opioid Makers Author: Shernide Delva Free lunches? Airfare? Complementary drinks? These are just a few of the incentives doctors have received from prescription opioid companies. Did these goodies get you your last opioid prescription? Could incentives be responsible for our current opioid... Learn More

Delray Beach Suing Big Pharma Opioid Manufacturers Author: Justin Mckibben Big Pharma has been called out several times in the past couple years for pricing, aggressive marketing and misrepresenting their products. Big Pharma companies have also been called to court a few times for the contribution prescription... Learn More

Sackler Family Behind Purdue Pharma Facing Federal Lawsuit for Opioid Crisis

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